Water
Dam failure raises questions for state waterways
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Eighty-eight Michigan dams have a high hazard status. More than 90 percent of state’s dams by 2020 will be older than 50.
Nearshore
Lake Erie isn’t only lake with algae headaches; Lake Ontario also on the hook
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Last summer’s Toledo water woes is a warning to the entire Great Lakes community.
Wildlife
Great Lakes fishery managers need insight on climate change impacts
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It ranks third in their greatest worries, but it has direct implications for the habitat loss and invasive species threats listed above it.
Climate
Drones could predict region’s lake effect snow
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But federal regulations keep a Great Lakes weather fleet grounded.
Water
University spawns robofish to monitor Great Lakes
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A lot of sci-fi movies and books feature robots that look like people.
Land
Last winter’s cold legacy: Fall colors slower to peak
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Winter stress and a cold spring delayed leaf-out for many trees. Heavy precipitation also contributed to color delays.
Wildlife
Spiny water fleas in Great Lakes indicate a larger problem
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When these invasive crustaceans can thrive, it means that there is plenty of other trouble in the water.
Land
Expert: Drone technology a game-changer in agriculture
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Still in its early stages, with many technological, legal and public safety concerns to be ironed out, drone technology and uses in agriculture are on the rise.
Air
Air near chemical plant remains polluted long after it closed
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A new study says that people living within six miles of the former plant are exposed to relatively high levels of contaminants in the air and linked to the site.
Nearshore
Poll: A fifth of Michigan residents not Great Lakes wet yet
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Michigan residents may live in a basin containing nearly 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, but more than 21 percent failed to boat, swim or wade in a Great Lake in the past five years, according to a recent poll conducted by Lansing-based Public Sector Consultants. Here’s what else the poll revealed:
Only 13.5 percent of Michigan potential voters went to every lake during the past five years. Almost 21 percent visited one lake. Almost 19 percent visited two lakes. A little more than 16 percent visited three lakes.