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Michigan hops growers bring new life to old crop
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Beer is big business and it’s driving the hops industry in Michigan. Now, there’s new life for a crop with some very old roots.
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Student voices from Flint, Lansing in art exhibit on water crisis
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MSU’s Broad Art Museum is hosting an exhibition called “Beyond Streaming: A Sound Mural for Flint” through April 23.
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In Michigan, winter farmers’ markets grow in size, selection
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Michigan winters can be pretty fierce, but the ag industry doesn’t stop cold when the snow flies.
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Great Lakes Month in Review: Obama’s legacy, Flint update
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Gary Wilson talks with Current State about the month in Great Lakes news.
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Great Lakes year in review
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The Flint Water Crisis became a top story in 2016, but it wasn’t the only development involving Michigan water or the Great Lakes. Current State reviews these stories.
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Professor discusses environmental and journalism challenges in Africa
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Current State talks with journalist and MSU professor Eric Freedman about the environmental and journalism challenges in Africa and that continent’s perspective on the U.S. presidential election.
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Environmental leader applauds Michigan’s “impaired” designation for Lake Erie
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Michigan officials have designated the state’s small piece of Lake Erie an “impaired waterway.” That means it’s possible the federal government could enact stricter regulation to address the problem of algae blooms.
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DNR director responds to criticism over Au Sable snail
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A species of invasive snail has now been identified in three Michigan rivers. Some anglers who fish Michigan’s legendary Au Sable River have accused state officials of an inadequate response to the New Zealand mud snail.
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Researcher to hang out under the Mackinac Bridge
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A Michigan State University researcher will soon attach sensors to the underside of the Mackinac Bridge. Current State’s Scott Pohl talks with Nizar Lajnef about what he hopes to learn from studying the everyday stresses on Big Mac.
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UM study: biofuel emissions environmentally worse than fossil fuels
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A recent University of Michigan study suggests biofuels are worse for the environment than fossil fuels. Current State speaks with the lead researcher at the University of Michigan Energy Institute, John DiCicco.