Climate
Commentary: Climate change threatens downhill runs and uphill chats
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Skiing is a sport enjoyed by millions of people each year. Climate change threatens the sport and the potential for friendships made along the way.
Commentary
Commentary: Rocky beaches are not fun
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Man-made rock armoring installed to prevent beach erosion may actually make the problem worse, according to research conducted by the Michigan Geological Survey.
Recreation
Commentary: Does social media threaten our special places?
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There are debates on social media about the harm of disclosing favorite hiking locations: Does sharing favorite locations on social media cause more harm than good? Turns out, there’s a lot to consider.
Agriculture
Commentary: Blueberries, climate and loss of community
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In the last few decades, fluctuating temperatures in the late winter or early spring have harmed blueberry production across the state. More of that kind of trouble – and more often – may be in store for the state’s fruit-growers.
Climate change
Commentary: Suburban ponds threaten dog walkers and water quality
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Suburban ponds are experiencing ecosystem changes due to fertilizers, lawn treatments, and human waste and population. Climate change could also play a role.
Agriculture
Tribes work to restore wild rice in areas contaminated by mining
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Dangerous metals such as arsenic and mercury have been found in wild rice beds located on the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community reservation and surrounding areas, according to research from Michigan Technological University scientists and their associates.
Echo
Emerald ash borer turns forest into wetlands
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The invasive emerald ash borer has the potential to destroy over 3 million acres of black ash wetlands across the region, according to a recent study published in the journal Ecological Applications.
Echo
Algae contamination affects Lake Erie housing prices
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Algal blooms cause lower housing prices in Lake Erie communities, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Echo
Great Lakes Echo is now on TikTok
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Great Lakes Echo reporters are utilizing TikTok as a new platform for storytelling. Our first video discusses the impacts of climate change on wine grape production in Michigan.
Transportation
Legislature eyes futuristic ‘highway in the sky’
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Although flying cars aren’t currently in the sky, they could be very soon. Michigan legislators have introduced bills that would establish an “Advanced Air Mobility Study Committee” to review current laws that affect the aeronautics industry.