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Andrew Revkin on energy, politics, species adolescence and the fate of the Earth

By Guest Contributor | April 6, 2015

The former New York Times environmental reporter spoke recently after Michigan State University Environmental Science and Policy Program’s “Fate of the Earth” symposium. He is now the senior fellow for environmental understanding at Pace University.

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Mr. Great Lakes on Michigan clean tech jobs, Powerley app and new energy stats

By Jeff Kart | March 30, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart, discusses Michigan being ranked number four nationally in its number of clean energy jobs, a new app that could allow consumers to view their home energy use and statistics from the new State Energy Profiles.

Energy

Basic should trump bold for Michigan governor

By Gary Wilson | March 20, 2015

Snyder deserves encouragement for renewable energy plan. But bold is an adjective best left to spin doctors.

Energy

Ohio high court says city can’t stop drilling

By | March 17, 2015

Under the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling, Beck Energy Corp. will continue to drill for oil, despite the objection of Ohio city, Munroe Falls.

Energy

Planned project would nearly double Michigan’s solar capacity

By Guest Contributor | March 13, 2015

A municipal utility hopes to put a large solar array on an old auto manufacturing site.

Energy

Mr. Great Lakes on Proposal 1, grant money for Saginaw Bay and resources for solar permitting

By Jeff Kart | March 9, 2015

This week, Jeff Kart discusses support for Proposal 1, a new program that provides grant money for Saginaw Bay and a website that provides information on permitting for solar power.

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Grassland birds hold stock in the future of biofuels

By Kevin Duffy | March 5, 2015

Birds stand to gain valuable grassland habitat if the appetite to balance conservation and biofuel production continues gaining support in scientific circles.

Energy

Pipeline company intervenes in Sierra Club suit against Forest Service

By Guest Contributor | February 27, 2015

Environmental group says pipeline never underwent adequate environmental review.

Energy

15-year delay undermines Northern Michigan drilling suit

By Capital News Service | February 19, 2015

A judge ruled that Richard Brilinski waited to long to sue an energy company that may have drilled a natural gas well too close to his property line, and will now no longer be able to.

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The buzz about bees and biofuels

By Guest Contributor | February 17, 2015

The value prairie grasses bring to bees helps make such plants more attractive for biofuels production.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

  • Mussels in a green net.
    Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

    By Ada Tussing To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

  • Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

    By Clara Lincolnhol Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

  • The cover of “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project." The cover is moose antlers on the ground.
    Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list 

    By Eric Freedman   Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.

  • A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
    Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

    By Joshua Kim Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

  • What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

    By Victoria Witke Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

  • Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

  • ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira “Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

  • Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

    By Clara Lincolnhol New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

  • Swiss researcher studies ‘abandonment tourism’ in Detroit

    By Camila Bello Castro A recent case study of a former “abandonment tourism” business in Detroit found a disconnect between the lived experience of many city residents and the lives of the tour participants who were generally white, younger and more international than most Detroiters and generally first-time visitors to the city.

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