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The dune is moving! The dune is moving!
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Climate change among the factors implicated in the shifting sands of Lake Michigan’s Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Water
EPA app targets mobile algae forecasting
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New EPA app maps algal blooms to warn water managers, help control health risks and educate the public.
Wildlife
Gene discovery may help restore Great Lakes lake trout
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Researchers link alewife gene with vitamin B1 deficiency and the decline of lake trout.
Land
Michigan’s ‘Pine King’
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Author Mike Nagel chronicles the business and philanthropic acumen of Michigan’s ‘Pine King’ in his new book.
Wildlife
Michigan forests pestered by return of spruce budworm
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It’s been about 30 years since Michigan saw an outbreak of spruce budworm, but the little insects are now back in a big way. Current State talks with Bob Heyd, forest health specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources about what that means for the state’s trees.
Land
Pothole prevention: smart roads signal repair needs
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New sensors embedded in concrete or asphalt generate their own power and can tell engineers when road quality deteriorates.
Land
Little prairie in the city: urban nature center restores grasslands
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Current State tours Fenner Nature Center’s recent restoration of 19 acres of prairie land right in the middle of Lansing.
Land
Are robot cars good for the environment?
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Experts say that could go either way and depends on who wins the transportation policy debate.
Land
Book explores mining, logging company towns of the Upper Peninsula
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Working conditions were arduous in many communities that no longer merit recognition by mapmakers.
Air
Insurers not liable in Minnesota farm pollution case
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Health officials had strongly recommended neighbors evacuate their homes due to the extreme odors and emissions from the farm.