Land
Public unhappy with Porcupine Mountains mining
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Highland Copper’s exploratory drilling in the Upper Peninsula has angered many Michiganders.
E. Coli
These dogs are welcome at the beach
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They sniff out pollution with the help of high-tech DNA analysis.
ethanol
Productivity boost offsets acreage and price declines of Michigan corn
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It’s a top crop of one of the state’s top industries.
Art
Poet turns Great Lakes shipwrecks to verse
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What do you get when you combine art and history? In this case, a poetry collection informed by Great Lakes shipwrecks.
Agriculture
Warm weather raises concern among Great Lakes maple syrup producers
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Warmer temperatures has forced maple syrup farmers to adapt to a changing climate and worry about the future of their industry.
Agriculture
Fluctuating weather complicates harvesting for Michigan farmers
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While it may be too early to tell the full extent of changes in the weather on farmers and their crops, it could pose a problem for farmers in the coming months if the weather continues to fluctuate.
Water
Great Lakes scientists remind social media they exist
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Some scientists from the Great Lakes area used Twitter to introduce themselves and their work to the public.
Echo
“Land Grab” documentary follows story of controversial blight removal in Detroit
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“Land Grab” is the story of John Hantz’s plan to purchase and renovate 10,000 acres in Detroit.
Land
National Park Service starts keeping track of park disturbances
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The National Park Service is analyzing what impacts park landscapes to help maintain them.
lakes/rivers/wetlands
Milwaukee bans coal-tar sealants after study shows they pollute streams
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The study found that as many as 78 percent of Milwaukee streams have toxic levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, also known as PAHs.