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A warmer, wetter Michigan might be making potholes worse
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What connects climate change and lots of precipitation with Michigan’s proliferating potholes? Last year set a precipitation record.
Echo
Chicago greenprint update maps fate of natural resources
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City planners in Chicago are using a digital map of natural resources to help them decide where and what to build.
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A car that makes clean drinking water?
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By Mary Ellen Geist
This story originally appeared on Great Lakes Now and is republished here with permission. Admit it: some of you feel like you live in your cars. And car companies are helping automobiles become more habitable each year. It isn’t just about comfort. Cars are now WIFI Hot spots and video and gaming sites for your kids.
Capital News Service
Move underway to continue home weatherization aid in Michigan
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An Ida lawmaker is leading the push to extend Michigan’s use of federal aid to help low-income households cover their heating costs. Co-sponsors include Escanaba, Hart and Battle Creek senators. The Trump Administration wants to eliminate the assistance program.
Capital News Service
Shoulder test near Ann Arbor could come to a highway near you
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An experiment allowing Michigan drivers for the first time to legally drive on a highway shoulder could lead to similar efforts across the state.
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Neighbors, not nuisances: Advocates explore refuge for bats in cities
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As bat populations dwindle nationwide, the Organization for Bat Conservation is seeking refuge for them in cities.
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Driving trends shifting gears
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Study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute says city driving is on the rise.
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Connecting blighted Great Lakes cities to boost economy
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Great Lakes cities could benefit from domicology.
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Once a hub for building cities, Muskegon could become one for taking them apart
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Local officials investigate city’s potential as the center of a deconstruction industry. It’s deep water port could play a role.
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Recycling your home: Can structural wood be reused for the same purpose?
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The average abandoned home in Michigan contains about enough lumber to fill two school buses.