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The nearshore encompasses beaches and wetlands. It extends from uplands through the coasts and into the water near the shore.

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Road trip: a Superior roadside view

By Colleen Otte | December 31, 2015

Check out this Superior road trip. Got a favorite road trip in the Great Lakes region? Nominate it to be considered for a spin on Echo.

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Six-month water level predictions illustrate Great Lakes complexity

By Great Lakes Echo | November 25, 2015

Superior and Huron-Michigan expected to drop below last year. Ontario and Erie to be higher.

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Photo Friday: Chasing Lake Michigan waves

By Kayla Smith | November 20, 2015

Photographer Tom Gill captures sunset views of a stormy Lake Michigan.

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Mr. Great Lakes on storm survey, fishing regs and solar design

By Jeff Kart | October 27, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes talks extreme storm impacts, MSU student solar competition and changes to fishing regulations for Saginaw Bay.

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Photo Friday: Sleeping Bear Dunes

By Eric Freedman | October 23, 2015

Dunes, plovers and culture.

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Mr. Great Lakes on conservation volunteers and clean energy financing

By Jeff Kart | October 19, 2015

Plus, a look at recreational use and stress on the Saginaw Bay area.

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Scientists play catch up as new chemicals contaminate Great Lakes birds

By | October 15, 2015

Experts say new flame retardants and stain repellents in Great Lakes wildlife offer further evidence of a broken regulatory system.

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Weevils, invasive plants add to woes of the Pitcher’s thistle

By Ali Pechu | September 29, 2015

Greenhouse seedlings are needed to preserve the plant that was federally listed as threatened in 1988.

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Enbridge practices oil containment at controversial pipeline crossing Straits of Mackinac

By Courtney Bourgoin | September 25, 2015

“Everyone needs insurance,” said Al Monaco, the chief executive officer of Enbridge Inc. “This isn’t cheap insurance either.”

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Could fish farm expansion in Michigan hurt the Great Lakes?

By WKAR Current State | September 18, 2015

There’s a concern that wild populations of lake trout could be impacted by the expansion of fish farming in the Great Lakes.

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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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