Echo
Biodegradable golf balls are on the upswing
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Lost golf balls are responsible for a large amount of microplastics that are introduced into waterways. A new company is looking to change that by creating biodegradable golf balls.
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New Yorkers approved $4.2 billion bond to prepare for climate change
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New York voters passed a $4.2 billion proposal on Election Day for water drinking protection, pollution mitigation, land conservation, waste management and other environmental projects.
Catch of the Day
A win for environmental groups in state attorney general races
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Attorney general candidates backed by environmental groups claimed the majority of seats in Great Lakes state elections. Attorney generals play an important role in litigation over environmental policy and regulations, climate and enforcement of state environmental laws.
Echo
Green-backed candidates for governor fair well in Great Lakes states
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Election Day has come and gone, and the results show that green-backed candidates for governor won in six Great Lakes states. They won in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York, but lost in Ohio. All are Democrats.
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Green groups endorse winners of U.S. House seats in the Great Lakes region
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Election Day was a winning day for many Great Lakes candidates endorsed by environmental groups for U.S. House seats. Among them were Democrats Jonathan Jackson of Illinois, Hillary Scholten of Michigan, Angie Craig of Minnesota and Marcy Kaptur of Ohio.
Echo
Green-backed U.S. Senate candidates win half their races in the Great Lakes states
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Three Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate in the Great Lakes state won on Election Day with strong backing from environmental groups.
Echo
Legislative fixes to Michigan’s drain code stir controversy
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A proposed plan to revamp how Michigan manages water problems would give drain commissioners authority across county lines.
Echo
Cottage food producers want income cap raised
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Cottage food producers in Michigan are asking for more leeway in the laws to do business. Proposed legislation would raise the $25,000 cap on gross annual income, allow third-party delivery systems and change the requirement that home addresses be placed on each label.
Fish
Water test: Rending the Great Lakes food web
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The food web in lakes Michigan and Huron has changed in ways that jeopardize age-old fishing traditions and raise questions about how we’ve managed them. Now negotiators are updating a legal settlement that spells out where and how much lake whitefish and lake trout can be harvested.
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Michigan Press Association honors Echo in news contest
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Great Lakes Echo recently placed second in the College Newspaper of the Year category of a Michigan Press Association contest.