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Some Michigan fish safe for pregnant women, sometimes
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Pregnant women must balance the risks and benefits to consuming locally caught fish.
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State works to help localities with significant public lands
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In some northern Michigan counties, public land limits local tax revenue and development potential.
Agriculture
Cows, deer sharing salt, passing disease
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Deer may be sharing salt blocks licked by tuberculosis-infected cattle, causing the disease to spread.
Wildlife
Usually the villain, invasive species odd hero for native fish
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Cisco supported one of the largest fisheries in the Great Lakes before their collapse 60 years ago. They’re now mounting a comeback, and an invasive species is opening the door.
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Ballast water can harbor invasive viruses, study says
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The water used to stabilize ships has been known to carry invasive species. A new study says viruses can be counted among them.
Endangered wildlife
Great Lakes mammoths may have starved after population explosion
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Demise of the predators that ate them may have led to their own downfall.
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Old map inspires search for Minnesotan springs
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The Minnesota DNR estimates there are 22,000 springs statewide, but most are poorly documented.
Detroit
New book highlights Detroit’s overlooked streetcar history
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Southeast Michigan author Niel Lehto digs through old case files and newspapers to deliver a book detailing the rise and fall of Detroit’s streetcar industry and its impact on the city’s historical development.
Water
Learn about Lake Erie through watercolor art
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Artist Ariel Aberg-Riger makes Lake Erie’s story accessible and engaging with a watercolor comic.
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Feces-contaminated snow makes winter water sports risky
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A recent study says that there’s little to no water quality monitoring for recreational waters in winter. Winter swimmers, surfers and sailboarders beware.