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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.

Recent Articles

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    By Great Lakes Echo
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  • Angler fishing on Lake Michigan in the morning sun near Grand Haven.
    One-time funding won’t fix financial strain for Michigan’s Fisheries Division
    By Anna Barnes
  • Elliott holding a fish.
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    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva and Great Lakes Echo
  • A portrait of Tiffany Cao.
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    By Great Lakes Echo
  • An elm zigzag sawfly eats sawtooth-shaped bites from a leaf.
    Invasive elm zigzag sawfly confirmed in Michigan 
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  • The book's cover, which is a photo of industry along a river.
    How Downriver Detroit’s working communities fought for their region’s environment
    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva and Great Lakes Echo
  • A deer tick with its legs spread.
    Protect yourself: Why ticks are spreading in the Great Lakes region
    By Great Lakes Echo
  • Two falcons in a wooden box.
    New female falcon takes up residence in MSU nest box, but no eggs are laid
    By Great Lakes Echo
  • Phragmites in between a baseball field and tennis courts.
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