Climate
Red clay runoff in Lake Superior after torrential rains
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The torrential rains in northern Michigan and Wisconsin on June 17, 2018 sent abundant sediment runoff into Lake Superior.
Echo
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula storm: “The new normal”
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Scientist says many in area lack a “sense of urgency.”
Wildlife
Piping plovers face new threat in the Great Lakes
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A new predator has emerged for piping plovers in the Great Lakes.
Water
A Great Lakes tragedy: growing up near a toxic harbor
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Author reflects on toxic sites ten years after seminal book.
Birds
Conservationists toast comeback of the Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan
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Environmentalists are celebrating the return of the Kirtland’s warbler in Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula.
Echo
The battles that shaped Great Lakes water politics
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University Place: How the contemporary boundaries of an abundant resource were forged In controversy
Echo
Building houses for bats
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Peter Fowler is a board member with the Bat Association of MSU. The group is hosting workshops on building bat houses. Peter Fowler explains in a video.
Capital News Service
European wine shortage might not affect price of Michigan wine
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Predictions are that wine prices will rise because of global problems facing the industry, with 2017 production at its lowest level in 60 years amid poor crops caused by bad weather and wildfires.
Echo
Whadayaknow about bats?
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This week’s segment of Whadayaknow asks respondents: What do you know about bats?
Capital News Service
Solar power changes cause critics to sizzle
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A new order by the Michigan Public Service Commission will reduce savings for homes deciding to generate electricity from solar energy, possibly creating a disincentive for homeowners to install solar systems.