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VIDEO: Urban farmers face water issues
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Urban farmers in Flint, Mich., have run into a problem – finding water for their crops. The challenge stems from zoning laws, unwilling neighbors and chemicals.
Filmed and produced by Michigan State University’s School of Journalism and by the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media. Featured image: Velo Steve (Flickr)
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Disease that attacks black walnut trees sweeps across US
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Following on the heels of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation that wiped out millions of ash trees, a new disease, dubbed Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD), has been decimating black walnuts in the western U.S. — and now it’s spreading east.
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VIDEO: Not your father’s fishery
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Recent Changes in Great Lakes Fisheries
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant fisheries expert Phil Moy explains how the Great Lakes fisheries have changed in the last 25 years. With more invasive species and less phosphorus pollution, Great Lakes fish species face new challenges. With the incoming carp invasion, they’ll face even more. (Featured image: EPA)
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Simulated outdoor environments strengthen algal biofuel research
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Algae photo bioreactors are providing algae researchers a controlled environment to study algae and see which kinds could someday fuel a car.
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VIDEO: Hear the story behind homemade “chow chow relish” at the Flint Farmer’s Market
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Ardella Lee sells her chow chow relish – made from an old family recipe – at the Flint Farmer’s Market in Flint, Mich. Watch the video below to hear her talk about the chemical-free relish and how she remains spry at 84 years old. This video was filmed and edited by Alyssa Firth
(Feature photo: sarrazak6881 via Flickr)
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Friend or foe? The bloody-red shrimp invasion may not be so bad for the Great Lakes
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With a name like “bloody-red shrimp,” the invasive species might seem like the Great Lakes’ worst nightmare. But it’s a misnomer for this miniature invader.