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Land

Retailers lose suit against Marathon Petroleum

By Eric Freedman | October 5, 2015

When the refinery bought neighboring homes to expand crude oil capacity, residents left and retailers lost them as customers, the suit claimed. They weren’t offered the same buyouts as the residents.

Chinook salmon
Wildlife

Great Lakes salmon face spawning season challenges

By Amelia Havanec | October 2, 2015

A balance between weather and food supply is off-kilter — with fewer salmon as a consequence.

Land

Expanding wildland-urban interface creates new land challenges

By Colleen Otte | October 1, 2015

The growth is due to societal changes such as increased vacation, early retirement, an aging population and telecommuting.

Yellow Perch
Climate

Climate change threatens perch, other warm-water fish

By Morgan Linn | September 30, 2015

Climate-controlled growth chambers show that the negative impacts of climate change outweigh the positive ones for fish living in mild-temperature regions.

Nearshore

Weevils, invasive plants add to woes of the Pitcher’s thistle

By Ali Pechu | September 29, 2015

Greenhouse seedlings are needed to preserve the plant that was federally listed as threatened in 1988.

Water

Great Lakes Week 2015: boulders, birds and…bland

By Gary Wilson | September 28, 2015

Algae, PAHs, invasives and managed grazing are also on tap for Great Lakes confab. But where is Waukesha?

Skimmer Clean-Up
Nearshore

Enbridge practices oil containment at controversial pipeline crossing Straits of Mackinac

By Courtney Bourgoin | September 25, 2015

“Everyone needs insurance,” said Al Monaco, the chief executive officer of Enbridge Inc. “This isn’t cheap insurance either.”

Waste

Septic tanks flush water quality down the tubes

By admin | September 24, 2015

EPA officials are holding the third annual SepticSmart Week. But water quality problems posed by septic systems are a year round challenge, especially in Michigan which lacks statewide oversight.

double-crested cormorants and seagulls
Wildlife

Old bird waste yields new insight on today’s environment

By Kayla Smith | September 23, 2015

Canadian researchers are picking through bird poo on islands in eastern Lake Ontario to uncover the environmental impact of double-crested cormorants.

Black bear
Wildlife

Great Lakes region a hotspot for black bear poaching

By Courtney Bourgoin | September 22, 2015

The Michigan House of Representatives is expected to consider increasing bear-poaching fines today after four people were arrested for illegally trafficking in bear parts.

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