Haley Marie Walker
E-mail: walkerh4@msu.edu
Haley’s stories on Echo
Haley Marie Walker joined the Great Lakes Echo staff in August 2009.
October 13, 2009 https://greatlakesecho.org/2009/10/13/haley-walker/Your search for Haley Walker returned 27 results
Tart cherry insurance program may arrive next year
Last year’s tart cherry loss has inspired a flurry of activity to explore federal crop insurance to protect Michigan growers.
March 7, 2013 https://greatlakesecho.org/2013/03/07/tart-cherry-insurance-program-may-arrive-next-year/Efficient buildings make people productive but health issues may occur
People feel more productive and healthier in green buildings, according to an MSU study. But some researchers say buildings made airtight for energy efficiency could trap gases that pose health problems.
December 15, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/12/15/study-leed-buildings-make-people-feel-productive-healthy-but-at-what-cost/Professional group recognizes reporters at Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
A couple weeks ago Echo marked its first anniversary.
April 13, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/04/13/professional-group-recognizes-reporters-at-knight-center-for-environmental-journalism/Groups seek specialty crop grants
A new federal grant program to raise the competitiveness of specialty crops may give apple growers a boost.
It supports conservation, innovation and promotion. That includes marketing, research and ways to promote sustainability.
Feeling okay about being an “Organic Foodie Guru”
I have been groomed to be an “organic food snob.”
I munched on whole grain bread with organic peanut butter and jelly, organic apples and grapes as a 5-year old in the cafeteria.
February 18, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/18/feeling-okay-about-being-an-organic-foodie-guru/Cities promote gardens to manage stormwater runoff
More than a decade ago, Maplewood, Minn., officials began creating rain gardens whenever they rebuilt streets.
The shallow basins collect rainwater that washes pollutants into lakes and streams.
February 15, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/cities-promote-gardens-to-manage-stormwater-runoff/Does hunting solve the equation of desperation?
When the number of people having trouble feeding themselves and their families increases, and the services that are instituted to help them, suffer at the same time, what I call “an equation of desperation” is created.
February 15, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/15/does-hunting-solve-the-equation-of-desperation/Great Lakes Echo launches redesign
Help Echo turn the Great Lakes basin on its ear and shake up journalism.
Perhaps the greatest change you’ll notice in this Echo redesign is that reporters will ask for your help, tell you about reporting challenges and empty their notebooks of those odds and ends that otherwise never quite become stories.
But expect us to stick with the Echo core concept: We’re a news community that transcends political borders and is defined by a global resource. Check out how we intend to do an even better job of that.
February 12, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/02/12/great-lakes-echo-launches-redesign/The people running your pool: Michigan is one of 21 states not requiring certification for pool operators
By Haley Walker, Alice Rossignol and Emma Ogutu
Maintaining a pool to be healthy and safe is not easy.
January 15, 2010 https://greatlakesecho.org/2010/01/15/the-people-running-your-pool-michigan-is-one-of-21-states-not-requiring-certification-for-pool-operators/