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Microplastics threaten human health. Exposure to them, especially when consumed, involve an array of toxic effects, including reproductive problems, delays in immune responses and oxidative stress, according to a 2023 study published in Environment and Health Journal.
Jane Elder once escorted a live cormorant to a Congressional hearing.
Elder, then a Sierra Club lobbyist, and James Ludwig, a Great Lakes ecologist, in 1989 drove the bird named Cosmos from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Washington D.C.
Pirouettes, leaps and pliés don’t come to mind when you think of environmental justice.
But for Michigan State University theater professors Deric McNish and Rob Roznowski, dance and theater are the perfect communicative devices for such serious topics.
The turtles had a long journey ahead.
They fought for 45 miles against the strong Kalamazoo River current. They left the river and walked up and over a dam blocking their path.
As the leaves blanket the ground in stunning shades of reds, yellows, and oranges, experts say to think twice before bagging them up.
That said, perhaps your neighbor with the meticulous lawn may disagree.
Climate change means that the Great Lakes region’s trademark red, orange and yellow fall leaves will be more intense for a shorter period in the next decade.
The warming climate will also cause the leaves to change later in the season, scientists say.