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Ten Great Lakes Echo reporters recently scored honors in the 2023 Michigan Press Association’s College Better Newspaper Contest.
“Our bench is deep, but it has to be to cover the world’s most important beat,” said Echo Editor David Poulson
March 15, 2024 https://greatlakesecho.org/2024/03/15/great-lakes-echo-reporters-honored-with-michigan-press-association-awards/Over half of the Michiganders surveyed in the study were extremely concerned about an oil spill at the straits. Most preferred that the almost 70-year-old pipeline be shut down.
December 22, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/12/22/if-a-great-lakes-oil-spill-happened-in-the-wintry-months-ice-can-contain-it-but-michiganders-still-worry/A dog and a raven fostered a friendship that spanned eight years, and a children’s book just came out that details the improbable friendship.
December 8, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/12/08/childrens-book-features-furry-and-feathered-friendship-on-the-great-lakes/Rock climbing might be a new tool for conserving the public land that bolsters Michigan’s annual $20 billion tourism industry. The sport is gaining traction as outdoor enthusiasts look to experience nature differently, especially after indoor climbing gyms closed during the pandemic.
November 21, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/11/21/a-growing-fad-in-the-flat-midwest-rock-climbing/Michigan businesses interested in reducing their carbon footprint are looking to build with large wooden panels instead of steel or concrete.
October 28, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/10/28/an-ancient-building-material-could-be-the-wave-of-the-future/To help reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Michigan officials have created a 100,000 acre project in the Pigeon River Country State Forest that will sell carbon credits to businesses interested in offsetting emissions.
October 18, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/10/18/michigan-carbon-offsets-success-or-scam/A new University of Michigan study aims to understand how environmental exposures contribute to cancer. The Michigan Cancer and Environmental Research Study, or MI-CARES, is largely motivated by Michigan’s history of toxic environmental exposures and environmental injustice.
September 22, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/09/22/michigan-study-linking-environment-to-cancer-provides-ammo-for-health-policy/Humans, like all other animals, have an innate desire to find the right spot, an ideal place. Tim Mulherin, the author of Sand, Stars, Wind & Water found his sense of place in Northwest Lower Michigan during his first visit to the area 35 years ago.
August 2, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/08/02/protecting-your-place-one-mans-tribute-to-northern-michigan/The study in the journal “Science of the Total Environment” found that five million people exceeded the recommended fish intake of two meals or 12 ounces per week, as suggested by the Environmental Protection Agency. Notably, women, nonwhites, younger residents and those with lower education levels were less aware of fish advisories, and thus more prone to eat more than the recommended amount.
June 30, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/06/30/only-half-of-great-lakes-residents-are-aware-of-advisories-for-safely-eating-fish/For decades, people have largely ignored the Earth’s decay, treating climate change as a problem that can be postponed. Ranae Lenor Hanson, a retired professor and activist, rejects that fallacy and defends the Earth, its waters and all its creatures in her book Watershed: Attending to a Body and Earth in Distress.
June 28, 2022 https://greatlakesecho.org/2022/06/28/finding-home-in-our-own-bodies-can-rekindle-connection-to-nature/