Commentary
Commentary: Fireflies for the win
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Sitting outside as the campfire crackles on a breezy summer night in the backyard while the sun finally starts to set. Seeing fireflies start to take their place among the trees.
Featured in Category
Volunteers find high road salt levels in Michigan waterways
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Measurements from a 2021 study show that Lake Michigan’s salt content has risen up to fifteen times its natural level since the 1800s, but the effects of these high levels are only now being understood.
Echo
Commentary: New insights about an old fish
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As a long-time angler and ichthyology student, I thought I knew a lot about the bowfin. But recent developments have shown that much of what I knew about this fish was wrong.
Beaches
Commentary: Beaches of Lake Michigan
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It was almost hypnotizing, hearing the calls of seagulls and the splashing of the tide as I took in this serene view.
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Joyous Noel: Great Lakes’ great waves give surfers a gift
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On Christmas Eve, up to 20-foot waves are expected on all five of the Great Lakes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns of high winds, big waves and freezing spray across all coastlines.
Echo
Commentary: Walking through change
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Going back home is so much more than reuniting with my family – it’s reuniting with the environment I grew up in.
Climate
Commentary: Global warming, climate change and my ice cream
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Situated at the end of town by the Flat River, Ball’s Softee Creme is the perfect place to grab an ice cream cone with friends during the summer months. However, climate change has summer shops like Ball’s Softee Creme opening two months earlier than years prior.
Echo
Biodegradable golf balls are on the upswing
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Lost golf balls are responsible for a large amount of microplastics that are introduced into waterways. A new company is looking to change that by creating biodegradable golf balls.
Catch of the Day
New Yorkers approved $4.2 billion bond to prepare for climate change
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New York voters passed a $4.2 billion proposal on Election Day for water drinking protection, pollution mitigation, land conservation, waste management and other environmental projects.
Catch of the Day
A win for environmental groups in state attorney general races
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Attorney general candidates backed by environmental groups claimed the majority of seats in Great Lakes state elections. Attorney generals play an important role in litigation over environmental policy and regulations, climate and enforcement of state environmental laws.