Nearshore
Pipelines, fish tanks and environmental risk
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Weighing water risks.
Wildlife
Sex and violence may control sea lamprey
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Cryptic chemicals associated with life and death can push and pull this parasitic invader.
Recreation
Michigan “Dark Sky” park offers meteor shower viewing
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The Perseid meteor shower is back this month, and prime viewing spots are close to the Mackinac Bridge.
Nearshore
Great Lakes month in review: nuclear waste, pipelines, algae
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Current State reviews this month’s biggest environmental stories from around the basin, including algae blooms, nuclear waste and oil pipelines.
Water
Lake Erie algae blooming fast
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NOAA-predicted algae bloom could be second worst in Lake Erie, but it doesn’t necessarily mean there will be another water shutdown.
Water
Michigan company uses dogs to sniff out water pollution
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Environmental Canine Services is a six-year-old Michigan company that uses dogs to find pollution in water.
Waste
Asbestos probe leads to jail term in Ohio
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Company president gets 30 days in jail, 240 days community service and must pay restitution.
Water
Mapping great rivers
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Scientists are swapping topographic maps for satellite images as part of a new NASA mission to create the first global inventory of the Earth’s surface waters. It could mean they contribute more to global warming than previously thought.
Nearshore
Fort Mackinac celebrates 200 years in American hands
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The Mackinac State Historic Parks system is celebrating Fort Mackinac’s bicentennial.
Climate
Extreme weather influences climate change perception
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A University of Michigan survey finds that people are more likely to believe in global warming after they personally witness extreme weather events.