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With all eyes on Great Lakes freshwater, concerned cross-border researchers work to conserve it
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The fourth part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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Herring gull eggs help monitor Great Lakes ecosystems
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The second part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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A look at binational scientific research on the Great Lakes
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The first part of a 5-part series on trans-border U.S. and Canadian environmental research projects.
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Pennsylvania company slammed for illegal discharges
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A federal judge has slapped a Western Pennsylvania copper-processing company with a $550,000 fine for its years-long criminal violations of the Clean Water Act, including illegal discharging of oil into the Ohio River.
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Great Lakes classrooms move outdoors during pandemic
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With the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders forcing people to be cooped up in their homes, schools such as the Detroit Waldorf School in Detroit and the Cambridge Farm and Forest School in Ontario are giving students new outdoor learning options.
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Renaissances: Environment Creative Culture
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This Great Lakes Echo series, “Renaissances: Environment Creative Culture,” illustrates how some of us have adapted to societal changes unlike any that the modern world has experienced.
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Winter brings the return of dogsledding
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Winter ushers in activities such as sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing—and dogsledding.
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Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District joins National Register of Historic Places
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The Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District, settled in 1668 by European immigrants but occupied by Native Americans thousands of years earlier, is worthy of recognition for its commercial history, ethnic culture and architecture, according to the National Park Service.
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Michigan transit agencies look to uncertain future as COVID-19 related expenses rise
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Federal funding helped Michigan transit agencies stay in good shape throughout the pandemic. It’s the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, 2021, that transportation authorities worry about.
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Stargazing offers welcome reprieve from pandemic
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Stargazing, the outdoor activity practiced by curious humans throughout history, is getting a new appreciation during the era of COVID-19.