Contaminants
Massive filter keeps Detroit River contaminants in place
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Thanks to a spongy M&M-like technology, contaminated soil in the Detroit River downstream of the MacArthur Bridge has been contained.
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Ford House collaborates to restore Lake St. Clair shoreline
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The former luxury mansion of a Detroit automaker is the site of an attempt to recreate the scarce natural shoreline along Lake St. Clair.
fisheries
Fish vision genes could inform Great Lakes restoration
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A new understanding of how genes affect which fish can see deep in Lake Superior could help scientists understand how to preserve them.
Echo
Virtual classes especially hard for 22,500 students with autism
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The switch to virtual classes, meetings and social activities during the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for any student, but imagine not understanding the reason for making the change. That’s what students with autism cope with every day.
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Experts treat insomnia, anxiety caused by COVID-19
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COVID-19 has affected many people’s sleep, whether they’ve had the virus or not. Sleep neurologists call it “COVID-somnia,” a phenomenon where people have trouble sleeping because of the virus. And its effects can last even after the pandemic ends.
Art
A light to guide trees and people: “The Star in the Sycamore” is a broad take on the natural world
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The collection of nature essays was recently selected by the Library of Michigan as one of the 2021 Michigan Notable Books.
Recreation
Outdoor exercise in the time of COVID-19
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From local restrictions on gathering sizes to gym closures, staying fit during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem a near-impossible task. Despite that, many communities in Michigan and elsewhere in the Great Lakes region have adapted existing physical fitness programs and implemented new ones.
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Ninth-annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival moves online
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More than 70 films are showcased at the virtual festival that ends this Sunday.
Air
Michigan could avoid new air regulations if pollution increase is from California wildfires
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Increased ozone emissions in several southern Michigan counties could lead to new motor vehicle maintenance inspections if researchers can’t blame them on western wildfires.
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Thirty-five years of restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern has a hopeful future
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The final part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.