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Karen Hopper Usher

Karen Hopper Usher
Climate

Five things the region does to get ready for climate change

By Karen Hopper Usher | June 1, 2017

Climate change is all but inevitable, but experts around the region have come up with ways to adapt and prepare for it.

Climate

Will the whole country descend upon Michigan in 2100?

By Karen Hopper Usher | May 25, 2017

Experts are skeptical.

Climate

The state of the Great Lakes: What to expect from climate change

By Jack Nissen and Karen Hopper Usher | May 24, 2017

The first in a series of stories on what the Great Lakes region can expect from climate change in the not-so-far-off future.

Wildlife

A frog concert after dark

By Karen Hopper Usher | May 16, 2017

Citizen scientists survey the state’s wetlands, listening to male frogs and toads croak their pick-up lines into the dark.

Catch of the Day

Green, fast locomotives coming to region

By Karen Hopper Usher | May 8, 2017

Greener locomotives will soon start transporting passengers around the Great Lakes region.

Agriculture

Some farm equipment too heavy for soil

By Karen Hopper Usher | April 20, 2017

We gotta be nicer to the planet’s dirt.

Art

Giving new life to road kill

By Karen Hopper Usher | April 17, 2017

Taxidermist Jonathan Wright is making a name for himself by giving new life to raptors in Michigan and beyond.

Echo

New York man gets 16 months in border patrol incident

By Karen Hopper Usher | April 5, 2017

A New York man who tried to flee and then threatened border patrol agents is sentenced to 16 months in prison.

lyme disease

Humidity could be key to understanding ticks and Lyme disease

By Karen Hopper Usher | March 8, 2017

Ticks’ love of humidity could be behind the Lyme disease disparity in northern and southern states.

5k

Run a 5K on an actual runway

By Karen Hopper Usher | March 7, 2017

A runway 5K comes to West Michigan.

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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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