Catch of the Day
Michigan county health department on lookout for mosquito-borne diseases
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Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, which also means a risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
Echo
Guilty plea expected in Allegheny River pollution case
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A former supervisor of a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge for allegedly ordering employees to discharge sludge into the Allegheny River.
Echo
Former Echo reporter awarded reporting fellowship
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Carol Thompson is among 13 journalists named to the inaugural class of the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships.
Catch of the Day
Michigan offers $1 million to improve wildlife habitat
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Reinstatement of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Habitat Grant Program could provide significant funding for many habitat projects this year, the department said.
Echo
Blue spruce fungus hits Christmas tree, landscape tree growers
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Disease and a newly identified fungus have been killing Michigan’s blue spruce population for roughly a decade, and the dangers show no signs of slowing.
Echo
Novel sends U.P. game warden on 20th century spy mission
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A new novel from Michigan author Joseph Heywood.
Echo
Echo joins climate reporting collaborative
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Great Lakes Echo has joined a nationwide collaborative to provide better and more local reporting of climate change.
Transportation
Groups work to stop Michigan pedestrian deaths by trains
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More than 10 pedestrians were fatally struck by trains in Michigan in the past three years.
Energy
Michigan lawmakers look at more solar panels for homeowners, businesses
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Solar rooftop programs have been growing in Michigan, but they’ve hit a cap on customer participation.
Echo
On course for a ‘phenomenal year’: Charter captains hope for boom in 2021
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has upended much business as usual in the last year, charter fishing ventures on the Great Lakes say they’ve experienced higher demand for their services and look to this summer with anticipation.