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Sarah Douglas: From Lake Ontario to the Tokyo Olympics
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Canada has nine sailors heading to the Olympics, six of which hail from the Great Lakes. Sarah Douglas is one of them.
Catch of the Day
Michigan county health department on lookout for mosquito-borne diseases
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Mosquitoes are out in full force this summer, which also means a risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Search for Isle Royale’s bone bounty yields environmental clues, new friends, wilderness salvation
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Since 1988, the Isle Royale Moosewatch Expedition has sought volunteer backpackers for a community science project.
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Researchers find relationship between invasive zebra mussels, toxic algae
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Scientists from the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station first noticed an invasive population of zebra mussels in Gull Lake in the mid-1990s.
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Guilty plea expected in Allegheny River pollution case
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A former supervisor of a Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority plant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge for allegedly ordering employees to discharge sludge into the Allegheny River.
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Campus works to become more pollinator-friendly
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In an effort to battle invasive species, Michigan State University is becoming a more welcoming place for bees, butterflies and other native pollinators.
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Poached black bear lands Minnesota poacher behind bars
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Sept. 1, 2019, was a deadly day for a 700-pound black bear illegally shot with a compound bow near a garbage dump on Minnesota’s Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Agriculture
Michigan farmers could benefit from easing trade relations between the U.S. and Cuba, experts say
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Michigan farmers, especially soybean farmers, could benefit from higher sales to Cuba, state agricultural organizations say.
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Former Echo reporter awarded reporting fellowship
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Carol Thompson is among 13 journalists named to the inaugural class of the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships.
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Feds file conspiracy charges against owner, manager, of Buffalo properties with long-running lead paint violations
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Federal authorities have charged the owner and manager of more than 100 buildings in Buffalo with conspiracy for violating laws intended to protect tenants from lead paint poisoning.