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Tracking a herd of Great Lakes elephants

By Gary Wilson | July 17, 2015

If you’re going to praise politicians, you have a responsibility to criticize them too. Too often Great Lakes advocates are like referees who swallow their whistles, afraid to make the tough calls.

Recreation

Public service announcement: escape dangerous currents

By Brooke Kansier | July 14, 2015

Here’s another tip from Be Current Smart to keep yourself safe around dangerous currents this summer.

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Michigan maps out 30-year water plan

By WKAR Current State | July 14, 2015

Director of Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes Jon Allan explains the state’s 30 year blueprint for protecting water resources.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on new beach-testing method in Michigan

By Jeff Kart | July 13, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM.

Heavy rains flood Lake Erie
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Lake Erie algae forecast is grim

By Karen Schaefer | July 13, 2015

That doesn’t necessarily mean there will be more water shutdowns like the one in Toledo last year.

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Great Lakes Month in Review: phosphorus and diversion

By WKAR Current State | July 8, 2015

Current State’s Great Lakes Month in Review for June looks at reducing phosphorous runoff into Lake Erie and a Wisconsin town that wants to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan.

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Drink a beer, save a lake

By Brooke Kansier | July 2, 2015

Bar, brewery team up for Great Lakes fundraiser.

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International agency seeks Great Lakes water protection comments

By Kevin Duffy | June 29, 2015

Submit Great Lakes water protection comments to The International Joint Commission by Tuesday.

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Middle Bass Island, OH

Photo Friday: First entry in U.S. Canadian border challenge

By Kevin Duffy | June 26, 2015

A submission for the Great Lakes border challenge captures a colorful island vista along the Ohio-Ontario border.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on lake protection, fishing and renewable energy payoffs

By Jeff Kart | June 24, 2015

On tap: Lake Huron commercial fishing, native gardening, clean power goals.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

  • Headshot of Ethan Theuerkauf
    Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

  • How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving and spreading.

  • Henderson holding a swan
    From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies and bats to bald eagles and river otters. That story is now told in detail by Carrol Henderson in his new book, “A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota."

  • Michigan’s water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done

    By Clara Lincolnhol The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.

  • Mussels in a green net.
    Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

    By Ada Tussing To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

  • Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

    By Clara Lincolnhol Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

  • The cover of “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project." The cover is moose antlers on the ground.
    Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list 

    By Eric Freedman   Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.

  • A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
    Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

    By Joshua Kim Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

  • What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

    By Victoria Witke Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

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