Recreation
Trails become friendlier for users with disabilities
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Organizations are striving to make nature accessible to everyone.
Energy
Crops grown under solar panels and pollinator habitats could be wave of the future
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A new report about combining solar power and farming practices has advocates saying the practice could take hold in Michigan, boosting productivity while providing much needed refuge for bees and other pollinators.
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Pandemic creates challenges, opportunities for animal shelters
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As the COVID-19 pandemic closed animal shelters to the public, Detroit-area pet rescue and adoption organizations had to come up with new ways to connect their dogs and cats to families.
Biking
Mountain biking sees popularity climb during pandemic
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Demand for mountain bikes has skyrocketed.
Climate
Trees please: A move to reforest formerly redlined Great Lakes cities
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Urban areas are getting hotter. Trees can help.
Echo
A new EPA app aims to help track water quality at beaches
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A new Environmental Protection Agency mobile app will help communities track water quality at their beaches.
Transportation
Advancements in electric buses making green transit more accessible for rural areas
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Early editions of electric hybrid buses in Michigan proved unreliable. But with the return of the wave of electrification in 2021, has anything changed?
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Waste reduction app diverts food from landfills
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Despite setbacks from the pandemic, a food waste reduction company has diverted over 50 million pounds of food from landfills.
Energy
Offshore wind could provide double the electricity Michiganders used in 2019
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Coastal wind is a strong, consistent power source and Michigan’s more than 3,000 miles of coast could provide double the electricity residents used from all sources in 2019.
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Ohioans DETOUR on recreational trails with free app
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Several thousand miles of hiking, multi-use, equestrian, motorized, fishing access and mountain biking trails across Ohio are mapped in a new app from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.