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Jake Christie

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Solutions

Breaking ground and cracking ammonia

By Jake Christie | May 3, 2023

Fertilizer produced at local levels could reduce costs and carbon emissions related to transport.

Solutions

Potential hydrogen source could power trucks while reducing greenhouse gases

By Jake Christie | March 31, 2023

It’s better suited than batteries to power large vehicles that need to travel long distances like semi-trucks, because hydrogen refuels much faster than batteries recharge.

Echo

Turning a chronicle of the Fox River clean-up into a story

By Jake Christie | March 6, 2023

Paper Valley started as a simple exercise in chronicling the past, but turned into something more.

Recreation

Greenspace starts with grassroots

By Jake Christie | February 15, 2023

Improving green space equity means increasing the amount and accessibility of green spaces, especially in areas otherwise lacking them.

Echo

Oilseeds could help farmers and soil alike

By Jake Christie | February 7, 2023

The lifecycle of microbes and plants creates a system that can filter and hold more water and nutrients, which provides a buffer against drought and unpredictable rain.

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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