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‘Greening’ Detroit’s riverfront
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently signed a $2.5 million agreement to clean the Detroit River and create new habitat for wildlife.
COVID-19
Michigan musicians reeling from closed venues take acts online
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Michigan musicians are struggling to stay afloat while in-person shows are canceled for the foreseeable future.
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Northern Michigan’s food gurus
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Northern Michigan may be known for beautiful water views and serenity, but more recently it’s become known for a variety of excellent restaurants.
Recreation
Question mark hangs over that grand Michigan tradition: summer camp
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Summer camps are an $18 billion industry, according to the American Camp Assocation’s Business Report. Michigan has over 451 summer camps.
Wildlife
Rooting out wild pig’s impact in Michigan
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There’s new research showing that pigs in the north root up native plants and rob the soil of key nutrients plants need to flourish.
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Minnesota county views food waste as a resource
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Food waste is a resource, not trash in Minnesota’s Hennepin County.
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Americans agree on animal protection; experts disagree on which ones need it
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In a time of extreme polarization, a recent study has found something the American public can agree on.
Boating
Boaters can get online education but hunters out of luck
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled its in-person classes for outdoor safety certificates and is now offering only online courses.
Energy
Michigan pushed to push harder for electric vehicles
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Advocates are pushing the Whitmer Administration for more state government action to promote electric vehicles. The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor and the Institute for Energy Innovation in Lansing both issued recent reports on the issue.
remote sensing
Eyes in the sky detect Great Lakes harmful algal blooms
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Cyanobacteria can’t grow in the Great Lakes Basin without NASA knowing.