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Metal heads and body burdens: Lake Michigan turtles can’t get the lead out

By admin | April 13, 2016

A recent study proves painted and snapping turtles accumulate heavy metals and advances the limited existing freshwater turtle research.

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Spiny water flea clouds lake and its future

By Morgan Linn | March 29, 2016

The harm it causes one Wisconsin lake could take millions of dollars to reverse. That has implications for lakes throughout the region.

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Animal shelter grants awarded

By Capital News Service | March 28, 2016

The shelters will spend a majority of their grants on spay and neuter programs.

Wildlife

Buffs boost black swallowtail as best bet for state butterfly

By Capital News Service | March 28, 2016

Michigan is one of just three states without an official insect or butterfly.

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Conservation criminology program focuses on environmental injustices

By Guest Contributor | March 15, 2016

Kirk Heinze speaks with Meredith Gore on the new conservation criminology program at MSU.

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Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers

By Morgan Linn | March 10, 2016

The invasion of round goby in Lake Erie has created a link in the food chain that allows hazardous flame retardants to bioaccumulate in smallmouth bass.

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Superheroes build homes for bats

By Kayla Smith | March 4, 2016

Bat homes constructed from the set of Batman v Superman will be auctioned off to fund bat conservation efforts.

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Bug brains bring better repellants

By Ali Hussein | February 23, 2016

Elizabeth Bandason is looking inside insect brains for answers on how to diminish the use of toxic insecticides.

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High schoolers harness high tech to teach world about biodiversity

By Kayla Smith | February 19, 2016

The National Bio-Diversity Teach-In run by a Great Lakes school in Illinois connects students nationwide with environmental experts.

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Some Native American tribes in Michigan battle fish farming proposal

By Joshua Bender | February 16, 2016

The tribes are citing the 1836 Treaty of Washington, which treaty grants Michigan tribes occupancy and access rights to the Great Lakes and their neighboring lands.

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About Great Lakes Echo

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

  • 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.

  • Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

  • ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira “Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

  • Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

    By Clara Lincolnhol New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

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