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Our “Jeopardy in July for Lake Lovers” feature was so popular, we decided to continue posting Great Lakes trivia throughout the month of August. Keeping checking back for the answers – and new questions. panel management
The answer to the previous question: The waters of Lake Erie prompted the Clean Water Act of 1972.
Last week, the Michigan-based retailer, Meijer, opened its first Detroit location. MSU associate professor of sociology Craig Harris, an expert in the sociology of food, discusses food security in Detroit and in mid-Michigan.
Throughout the summer Great Lakes Echo will feature an occasional series of public service announcements produced by Michigan’s Ottawa County Health Department to promote clean beaches. This one tells swimmers that feeding the birds can ultimately lead to a greater risk for illness. Echo recently reported a similar issue in Chicago, where a large ring-billed gull population contributed to unsafe E. Coli levels on the beach. Researchers eventually used egg oiling to reduce the population, and swim advisories were lifted from a dozen Lake Michigan beaches. One way to help prevent the problem is to refrain from sharing food with the birds, said Kristina Wieghmink, spokesperson for the Ottawa County Health Department.
Our “Jeopardy in July for Lake Lovers” feature was so popular, we decided to continue posting Great Lakes trivia throughout the month of August. Keeping checking back for the answers – and new questions. customer survey
The answer to the previous question: Lake Michigan beaches are almost the only place in the world where Petoskey stones can be found.
Photographer Scott Thomas was sitting on a bench overlooking the Oswego Harbor when he captured this photo. Taken on June 23, the photograph shows people walking on the break wall to the West Pierhead Lighthouse in Oswego Harbor in Oswego, New York. See more of Thomas’ photography here.
Can a city lose people while growing its economy? Experts seem to think so, offering hope for rust belt cities looking to shift to new economic models that let them thrive.
Nationwide, there are 1,320 final sites on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority List of waste sites that have released or can release hazardous contaminants. They are either awaiting or currently undergoing cleanup. Sites can be deleted from the list when “no further response is required to protect human health or the environment,” according to the EPA. Each site is scored through the Hazard Ranking System on a scale from 0-100. The higher the score, the greater threat they represent.
It won’t be long before kids head back to school – back to friends, homework and yes, lunch in the cafeteria. Last year Echo reporters visited Lewton Elementary School to find out what kids know about where their lunch comes from.
Last year, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the National Park Service began producing a series of educational videos about invasive species in the Great Lakes. New videos have recently been uploaded, and you can watch the entire “Little Things, Big Problems” series here on Echo. This video discusses the spread of the spotted knapweed and how it prevents the growth of native plants on the shores of Lake Superior.
Truckloads of algae plucked from Great Lakes beaches are sent to landfills. Beach managers want a green alternative. Composting might fit the bill, but it’s trickier than you might think.