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Light pollution is a migratory deathtrap

By Nicoline Bradford | April 5, 2023

The review found that the impact occurs at the local, regional and larger scales.

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Creating habitat to help fish reproduce is costlier, but more effective than restoring it

By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya | April 4, 2023

Habitat restoration can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, years of time and the collaborative effort of engineers, scientists and designers. It may be better to just start from scratch. 

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More transit agencies add door-to-door services and ‘mobility wallets’

By Guest Contributor | April 3, 2023

People are happy to pay for such services, even if the cost is higher than a regular bus ride.

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Potential hydrogen source could power trucks while reducing greenhouse gases

By Jake Christie | March 31, 2023

It’s better suited than batteries to power large vehicles that need to travel long distances like semi-trucks, because hydrogen refuels much faster than batteries recharge.

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Native plant projects help pollinators across state

By Guest Contributor | March 30, 2023

Funding these projects through grants is important because it increases native plant presence, which helps pollinators thrive.

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Highway reconstruction tries to repair historic mistakes

By Guest Contributor | March 29, 2023

It will spark new thinking about what can be done when a bridge or a freeway needs to be rebuilt.

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New book for tree lovers is rooted in memory

By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya | March 28, 2023

The idea for the book came from a little notebook into which Dunphy writes what occupies her mind.

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Polluter-pay laws could return under Democratic majority

By Guest Contributor | March 22, 2023

Strengthening the laws would be instrumental to us as we think about the future of this state and what is going to attract and retain people here.

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Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

By Daniel Schoenherr | March 21, 2023

The constructed reefs are likely to be adequate for fish to breed and reproduce indefinitely.

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Measures taken to reduce Ontario toxic hotspots

By Guest Contributor | March 15, 2023

Measures have reduced the overall number of Areas of Concern in Canada by three, bringing the total to nine.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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