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Jack Nissen

Activist

Citizen panel helps mid-Michigan town recover from decades of contamination

By Jack Nissen | April 9, 2018

It’s taken one of the country’s most active advisory groups to see progress.

Fungi

Could Great Lakes fungi and Cheerios lead to cancer cure?

By Jack Nissen | February 5, 2018

Scientists knew very little about fungus in the Great Lakes until this research.

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Ohio’s maritime past finally breaches the National Register of Historic Places

By Jack Nissen | January 24, 2018

It’s the first Ohio shipwreck to be added to the list.

dunes

Dune fans include stormwatchers, ecologists, campers, economists

By Jack Nissen | January 8, 2018

Survey is part of attempt to build a dune support community.

Catch and release

Catch and release kills many fish

By Jack Nissen | December 21, 2017

A new study shows the conservation technique is fatal for some fish.

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Foreign wasp could be recruited for bug battle

By Jack Nissen | November 1, 2017

The solution to an invasive stink bug may be it’s predator from back home

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September 11 memorial place of healing for people–and trees

By Jack Nissen | October 23, 2017

While the Flight 93 National Memorial is described as a place of mourning and relief for family and friends, it’s not just relatives doing the healing here.

Climate

Lake Michigan climate change perceptions are polarized, study shows

By Jack Nissen | September 18, 2017

Cold legacy: The polar vortex left behind more than just the memory of a frigid winter.

Fish

Do two fish contaminants create greater health threat than the worst one?

By Jack Nissen | July 5, 2017

A new study says that Great Lakes fish consumption advisories would be more restrictive if regulators considered how multiple contaminants could combine into a greater health threat.

About Great Lakes Echo

Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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