Climate
Views of the post-tornado destruction in Fairdale, Ill.
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An image from a NASA earth observation satellite traces the twisted trail of debris left by the Fairdale, Ill. tornado, and drone footage shows the destruction from below.
Energy
The Detroit Zoo’s million dollar manure
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Zoo officials are proposing an anaerobic biodigester to turn animal waste into a bio gas that produces electricity.
Recreation
Young conservationists advise DNR on kids’ interests
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Applications for Michigan’s Youth Conservation Council are accepted until Thursday. Members help provide outdoor recreation while learning about Michigan’s natural resources.
Water
Will shifting political winds impair Great Lakes recovery?
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One of this gaggle of candidates will be president in January of 2017. Will he or she rise to a new standard of Great Lakes care?
Water
How an upstream ditch limits downstream algae
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Digging the right kind of ditch to drain farm fields can improve water quality hundreds of miles away.
Water
Capturing the faces of Lake Michigan
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A Milwaukee photographer hit the road with a mobile studio to capture images of people with unique connections to Lake Michigan. Check out our interactive map.
Water
Great Lakes connects Midwest with Middle East in Chicago
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The summit spurs water management discussions and launches an initiative by three regional universities to look at water through a lens of the humanities rather than engineering.
Wildlife
Invasive species reintroduce toxic chemicals to Green Bay food web
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They can make a group of toxic chemicals deposited more than 45 years ago reenter the food web and contaminate predatory fish and possibly people.
Wildlife
Piping plovers make comeback in the Great Lakes
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Once nearly extinct in the Great Lakes region, piping plovers are on the rebound.
Climate
Counties seek state plow hand-me-downs to battle winter weather
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An Upper Peninsula lawmaker is reintroducing a bill to give counties an opportunity to get first bid on affordable plows that the Michigan Department of Transportation auctions.