Waste
Decision on Canadian nuclear dump site expected in mid-2015
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Company seeks permanent storage of waste from plant that generates half the province’s electricity.
Water
Video: Pine River cleanup reaches milestone
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Removal of dam rids community of another ugly reminder of decades-long cleanup that is still ongoing.
Energy
Michigan utilities: Smart money on smart meters
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They eliminate meter readers, help shift demand and address outages more quickly.
Water
Pesticide levels in rivers may threaten fish, insects
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Levels of pesticides didn’t exceed the benchmark for human health, but farm runoff remains a concern for fish and insects in many streams and rivers.
Water
Great Lakes breweries look to conserve region’s water
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It typically takes between seven and 12 gallons of water to produce one gallon of beer.
Wildlife
Sonar maps Lake Huron trout habitat
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Maritime archeologists are swapping shipwreck surveys for trout habitat mapping in Lake Huron’s Sixth Fathom Bank, an ancestral spawning ground for lake trout.
Land
“Indiana Barns” captures history from a disappearing landscape
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Photographer inspired by rural heritage to capture images of vanishing structures.
Air
Software tracks smoke from forest fires
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Much like a weather-forecasting model, it calculates changes in air and soil temperatures and wind speed to help fire managers determine where the smoke is headed.
Climate
Ethanol use in Michigan cuts greenhouse gas, study finds
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A new study by scientists at Michigan State University shows that ethanol use in Michigan is reducing carbon emissions by nearly 1.4 million metric tons per year, equivalent to the emissions of 294,000 cars.
Wildlife
Long-eared bat listing gets pushback
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A fight over logging restrictions is delaying federal protection of the northern long-eared bat, a Great Lakes species already decimated in the American Northeast.