Water
Toledo water crisis: Credibility in question, critical thinking needed
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Let’s focus on critical thinking of the Toledo water crisis and challenge a few assumptions.
Nearshore
Lake’s legal saga unresolved after challenge to Minnesota summer camp rejected
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld an Itasca County decision that no environmental impact statement is required to build a proposed summer camp and retreat on Deer Lake.
Wildlife
Bee story: Be cold, be dead
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Hobby beekeepers experienced a large loss of bees after freezing condition this winter. Bees were too cold to move from their clusters to feed.
Wildlife
Dead birds spur cleanup of longstanding DDT contamination
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Nearly 100 residential yards in a nine-block neighborhood of St. Louis, Mich., are scheduled to be dug out and replaced with clean soil. It is the latest attempt to reduce the decades-old contamination legacy of the same chemical factory that brought Michigan’s PBB crisis of the mid 1970s.
Wildlife
A bird that sees mouse urine makes first Winged Wednesday picks
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Our first expert birder reveals his picks for favorite birds of the Great Lakes region.
Water
Toledo water crisis passes but longterm threat looms
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The Great Lakes region and the rest of nation face more fertilizer-fueled algae attacks on water quality.
Energy
Michigan’s wind godfather seeks a solar sequel
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Clean energy advocate pushes projects with social, economic and environmental value.
Water
Great Lakes restoration produces results
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Great Lakes advocate sees substantive return on federal investment in restoration.
Land
Planted acres increase in region; warming climate among reasons
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It allows for earlier and longer growing season.
Wildlife
Winged Wednesday: A Great Lakes summer bird guide
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Today Echo kicks off a weekly series on birds of the Great Lakes region.