Wildlife
Siren song for lamprey closer to Great Lakes use
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A pheremone that could lure the destructive sea lamprey to its death has gained registration as the first biopesticide for a vertebrate.
Wildlife
Researchers eye trout spawning sites from space
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Researchers discovered that satellite imagery depicting algae cover of lake beds can help identify places where lake trout spawn.
Recreation
Field trip grants make fourth grade so much better
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Grants geared towards field trip transportation funding will get Michigan fourth graders out exploring public lands and waters.
Energy
Opposition to straits pipeline spreading across state
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At least 15 townships and counties have voiced concerns to state officials about the pipeline.
Recreation
Michigan gets four Historic Places designations
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According to NPS guidelines, the sites must be significant “in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture.”
Recreation
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore could be connected by National Marine Sanctuary
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A group of Wisconsin citizens plan to nominate the waters surrounding the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as a National Marine Sanctuary.
Chciago View
Silence was a governmental failure for Flint water
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EPA was a silent enabler of this multi-governmental failure. Yet criticism from some environmental watchdogs is curiously muted.
Recreation
Michigan gun sales booming as regulations increase
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Gun sellers are running into shortages at the distributor level as a result of recent gun regulations.
Echo
Owner can sue for emotional damages over shot dog
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A state investigator wounded the dog when executing a search warrant at the wrong house.
Water
More harm than help? Antibacterial hand soaps threaten fish
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Environmental harm by some antibacterial soaps may outweigh their benefits.