Echo
University of Michigan hosts smelly art installation
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This project really provides a leverage for organizations to be more actively involved, and engage the community into big societal issues of our time.
Echo
Study shows value of culturally appropriate environmental health resources
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The research collaboration among the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan and the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan has demonstrated how an advisory program designed for the Anishinaabe is a useful tool for tracking fish consumption in Great Lakes tribes.
Echo
Can wind decarbonize Great Lakes shipping? Cargo vessels “veer” into alternative power
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A start up company recently got design approval to build a ship that moves cargo with sails rather than fuel. The 330-foot-long, hydrogen cell powered sailing vessel is proposed by the Veer Group, a Bahamas-based company committed to zero carbon emissions.
Echo
Climate change calls on us to learn to live with fire
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Climate change presents an opportunity for Michiganders to change their relationship with fire.
Echo
The future of Michigan’s environmental risk
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This is the final part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.
Echo
Images show impact of Midland County flooding
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Images from NASA’s Earth Observatory illustrate the recent flooding in Midland County, Michigan.
Echo
Environmental journalism students recognized in Michigan College Better Newspaper Contest
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Great Lakes Echo reporters were recognized for exceptional work by the Michigan Press Association.
Books
The secret savior of the US and Canada’s shared waters
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Read about the history of the little known International Joint Commission in “The First Century of the International Joint Commission.”
Nearshore
Six-month water level predictions illustrate Great Lakes complexity
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Superior and Huron-Michigan expected to drop below last year. Ontario and Erie to be higher.
Climate
Strong El Nino will influence Great Lakes water levels
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A winter warmer than the last two will increase evaporation. And precipitation will drop. But experts say many other factors also influence water levels. That makes them hard to predict.