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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
An unknown number of schools across Michigan have taken up composting initiatives, but coalitions of education and anti-food waste groups want to see more. They’ve begun lobbying state legislators in hopes of securing $3 million for a pilot grant program that would allow schools across the state to replicate the composting program at Hayes Elementary School in Livonia.
By Lillian Williams
Water and air pollution caused by steel production has been negatively affecting residents of Northwest Indiana for over a century. Environmental advocates say the damage continues.
By Joshua Kim
“Nokee: The Last of the Great Lakes Mound Builders” follows Nokee, the last member of a mound-building culture, who embarks on a journey to preserve the memory of his ancestors and find an aging shaman.
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Industry leaders say rising costs, inflation and global instability could continue putting pressure on transportation projects. Major construction plans remain on schedule.
By Eric Freedman
Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species — the bloody red shrimp — is established in all five Great Lakes.
By Riley Wilson
Ice covering the Great Lakes stores organic carbon, which is released in a burst during spring melt. As climate change reduces ice cover, researchers say this seasonal surge of energy may be shrinking, with uncertain consequences for these freshwater systems.
By Samantha Ku
Cultivated plants rarely match their wild type counterparts in their ability to support pollinators, according to research by pollinator ecologists at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
By Carly Carter
Bat populations are plummeting in Minnesota as the deadly white-nose syndrome spreads across caves.
By Madison Merrell
A new bill in the Michigan legislature would let the state enforce air pollution rules amid Environmental Protection Agency rollbacks.
By Owen McCarthy
A new study finds more natural methods of bolstering Christmas tree survival are more effective than chemical treatments.