Echo
Green-backed U.S. Senate candidates win half their races in the Great Lakes states
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Three Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate in the Great Lakes state won on Election Day with strong backing from environmental groups.
Books
Famed outdoor writer’s journals found in old refrigerator to be published soon
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A decade after the death of bestselling author and conservationist, Sigurd F. Olson, his son found some of his loose-leaf journals in an unplugged refrigerator. The journals have since been turned into a book that will be published in June.
Recreation
Drones are everywhere – here’s why
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Drones are increasingly a part of the environment as people increasingly find ways to use them for commercial and other applications. Government officials struggle with how to regulate them.
Climate
Spill response inadequate for tar sands crude on Great Lakes
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Emergency responders are readying for Lake Superior oil shipping proposals.
Air
Echo newsroom adds fleet of planes, drones and satellites
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Seeking the high ground: Two new Echo features and another longstanding one produce a different sort of environmental journalism.