Water
The dirty eight: Great Lakes pollutants targeted by U.S. and Canada
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The designation comes under Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
Energy
For small Michigan companies, a welcome assist on energy efficiency
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Retired engineers travel across the state to audit small manufacturers’ energy use.
Land
Forestry program for private owners pleases environmentalists, forest product producers; participants triple
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Both forest products producers and environmentalists agree the state program is a success.
Climate
Researchers get fresh Great Lakes data from aboard Beaver Island ferry
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The effort helps meet the challenge of collecting data on a complex lake with ever-changing physical conditions.
Energy
Poll: Public supports Clean Power Plan that states fight
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Poll showed that 72 percent of voters in Michigan; 68 percent in Wisconsin; and 64 percent in Missouri support the Clean Power Plan. The sample size was 801 voters.
Contaminants
Banned PCBs still haunt Great Lakes
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Study raises questions about whether enough is being done to eliminate emissions that can cause cancer and damage human immune and endocrine systems.
Contaminants
It’s not just water: aging Michigan cities are challenged to get lead out of demolition debris
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Structures built before 1978 likely contain lead dust that once released can blow through urban neighborhoods and homes.
Art
Flight Paths traces hope and heartbreak for New York’s birds
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Journalist follows researchers into the field to document the challenges facing six species of birds.
Energy
Michigan company looks to halve offshore wind costs
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Company uses physics of thunderstorms to summon energy out of air.