Water
Tribal communities strive to protect water quality
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They raise awareness with water walks and flotillas of canoes.
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Hunt for virtual wildlife leads to real nature encounters
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Recreation officials are using the virtual Pokemon Go monsters showing up in zoos and parks to promote interactions with nature and real wildlife.
Climate
Wisconsin, Michigan attorneys general call Exxon climate change investigation a grave mistake
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They sign a letter that states that if minimizing the risks of climate change represents fraud then so, too, does “exaggerating” the risks of climate change.
Recreation
Trail segment installed at Sleeping Bear
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Environmental precautions taken when constructing the 27-mile-long route.
bats
Conservation in the bat zone
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Check out the facelift at a Michigan-based bat conservation center that locates bats with iPads, studies them with bat cams and leads discussions about them on Facebook.
city
Casting a Flinty look
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New anthology shows Flint as more than bad water and explores how place shapes the stories of our lives.
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UP ratepayers to pay millions to keep coal plants online
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For what are relatively small utilities, the payments could have a significant impact on ratepayers across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Should tourism support environmental protection?
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Flint water crisis spotlights Michigan’s link between economy and environment.
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Diving into (sweetwater) sea of data could help Great Lakes, win you money
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Drowning in data? Come up with an app or other product that uses one of the myriads of Great Lakes data sets and you can win up to $5,000. Categories include invasive species, water quality and climate change.