Catch of the Day
Fake and fungal news
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If you’re double checking the facts about snake fungus, chances are you distrust near everything.
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For islanders in Lake Superior, warmer winters mean they can’t drive
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For the second year in a row, warmer winters have made it necessary for the ferries that usually don’t operate during winter to continue to run.
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Deadline for state money to test beaches approaching
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The state of Michigan is offering grant money to fund monitoring inland beaches this summer.
Invaders
Video helps volunteers take on aquatic invasives
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In the fight against aquatic invasive species, early detection is essential. Video is making that easier to accomplish.
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Michigan feeling the love
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The Detroit Free Press released Michigan-themed Valentine’s Day cards, and they’re perfect for lovers of the environment.
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Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron
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Residents near an abandoned military base in Michigan are worried about an unseen invader: toxic chemicals that have contaminated wells in the town of Oscoda. Now the chemicals are spreading farther — and have even reached Lake Huron.
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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.
Agriculture
Man spent federal crop loan on boat, Mexican vacation
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A $210,000 federal crop loan wasn’t a big deal at first. Now a former Wisconsinite is on probation.
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Waukesha “full speed ahead” in drawing water from Great Lakes
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Waukesha lies outside the Great Lakes basin, but it has received permission to take water from Lake Michigan.