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Lansing budget would power all city buildings with 100% renewable energy by July
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Lansing would be the first city in Michigan to do so.
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Isle Royale wolf rescue faces longterm genetic challenge, researchers say
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Researchers say inbreeding is likely inevitable, despite efforts to increase genetic diversity in the island’s wolves.
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East Lansing launches 20-year plan to address lead exposure
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East Lansing, Michigan, is gathering information about lead contamination in resident water services. Notices regarding the potential threat were issued in November.
Art
This art plants seeds of environmental awareness
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Repurposing seeds into art is how botanical artist Shilin Hora’s helps people appreciate nature.
Climate
Harsh weather could lead to earlier school year in Michigan
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This winter’s polar vortex may have given Michigan school districts leverage for eliminating a state requirement that their start dates must be after Labor Day, with implications for tourism and other businesses.
Waste
Golf ball pollution creates jobs for people with disabilities
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While microplastics get plenty of attention as a Great Lakes pollutant, researchers say there is not enough information to know if these macroplastic golf balls pose similar harm in freshwater systems.
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Researchers want your old Lake Michigan vacation pictures
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Have any old photos of sand dunes lying around?
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Red swamp crayfish could be next Great Lakes invasive
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A new study predicts where the red swamp crayfish could next pop up on the Great Lakes. That could help state agencies prevent the spread of the fast reproducing invader that alters entire ecosystems.
Agriculture
Two Michigan universities pilot cannabis curriculums; other universities and farm educators yet to show interest
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Lake Superior State University is offering two degrees in cannabis studies—a business degree and a chemistry degree—designed to fill jobs now required by the legalization of pot.
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Fix little leaks, save big money
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Michigan’s energy waste reduction programs have saved customers nearly $1.1 billion in utility costs. Experts say that the state’s program is among the better ones in the Midwest, but lags national leaders.