Agriculture
Michigan cherry growers worry about rising imports
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Michigan is the country’s top producer of tart cherries but the industry is slammed by a sharp increase in lower-cost imports.
Boating
Boating is up in Michigan, and so are accidents
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Are Michigan waters getting less safe for boating, with or without motors?
Capital News Service
Michigan zoos hoping to breed large animals again
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh regulate! A Lowell lawmaker wants the state to regulate the breeding of large carnivores by zoos in Michigan, saying it would promote animal safety, health and conservation.
Capital News Service
Pothole claims? Fuhgeddaboutit
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Did a pothole just eat your tire and rim? Want compensation? Fuhgeddaboutit. Like the state, counties rarely reimburse motorists for pothole damage to their vehicles.
Capital News Service
Plan to coordinate roadwork expected soon
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A pilot program looking for better ways to coordinate repair, maintenance and replacement of Michigan’s roads and other infrastructure is finishing its recommendations this month.
Capital News Service
Hard winter bad for deer, too
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Heavy snows this winter are bad news for the U.P.’s deer population. It’s harder than usual for them to move around and to find nutritious browse, according to the DNR.
Podcasts
Lansing area volunteers make homes for bats
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The Bat Association of Michigan State University hosts event to educate the public on the importance of the winged creature.
Echo
Women in STEM battle gender bias
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The STEM fields have traditionally been dominated by men. That can make it tough for women to break in – or gain respect. Some female professionals in the Great Lakes Region have their own stories about the culture of gender bias.
conservation
Researchers say aquariums are key to conservation efforts in new book
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The vice president of conservation research at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago talks about how zoos and aquariums can support conservation efforts.
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Fate of Michigan rivers, Chinese soybeans tied to emerging research concept
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A research method called “telecoupling” may provide more accurate predictions of environmental disasters.