Echo
Measures taken to reduce Ontario toxic hotspots
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Measures have reduced the overall number of Areas of Concern in Canada by three, bringing the total to nine.
Echo
Waukegan activists get federal grant to test for EtO that causes cancer
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Activists from Stop EtO established the nonprofit Lake County Environmental Works and got $270,000 to test the air for EtO.
Land
Petroglyph park near Cass City to use Native language
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The new signs use phrases in the Anishinabemowin language, show archaeological pictures from discovery of the petroglyphs and talk about the plants and animals that call the park home.
Recreation
Michigan’s Magnet Man attracts river trash
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The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, Michigan, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.
Solutions
Social media for anglers produces climate change data for researchers
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Fishbrain is an app that allows users to post photos of their catches and log the species and size of the fish they caught, the gear they used and the location, date and time of the catch.
Solutions
Detroit group reduces waste and improves education by merging art and science
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The organization teaches kids at its brick and mortar building or travels to communities with a bus filled with recycled materials.
Echo
Turning a chronicle of the Fox River clean-up into a story
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Paper Valley started as a simple exercise in chronicling the past, but turned into something more.
Solutions
Electric boats expected to make a splash in Michigan this year
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Given improvements in electric motors, boats can handle larger lakes, but the trend has other benefits as well.
Water
Detroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program
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Detroit water rates have gone up 407% over the last 20 years, and 120% in just the last 10 years.
Energy
MiWaterNet monitors quality of northern Michigan streams
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This network provides valuable, real time data on a stream’s water quality, level and temperature.