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Great Lakes algae threatens air quality
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Toxins from harmful algal blooms are known to pollute water, but now researchers are looking at how they harm Great Lakes air.
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Abandoned food caches offer evidence of Native American survival strategies
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A historic archaeological site on the shore of the Grand River in Ottawa County’s Crockery Township may contain the largest collection of Upper Great Lakes cache pits ever excavated.
Transportation
Companies team up to support electric vehicle recycling in Michigan
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As electric vehicle demands grow, one focus of concern is how to make them more environmentally sustainable.
civic engagement
Attachment to your community can motivate climate change action
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How attached you are to your community can determine how motivated you are to tackle climate change.
Recreation
New anglers could depress Great Lakes fish populations more than invasive species
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More fishing trips could cause more damage to native fish populations in the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes than aquatic invasive species, according to a recent study.
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Canadian shipping company fined for dumping oily bilge water into Lake Ontario
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An Ontario shipping company has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and to implement an environmental compliance program after accepting responsibility for the illegal dumping of 11,887 gallons of oily bilge water into Lake Ontario.
Agriculture
Despite last year’s cancellations, county fairs are coming back in Michigan
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Despite the cataclysmic effects the pandemic had on Michigan’s county fair events in 2020, most are expected to take place this year, at least in some form.
Recreation
Trails become friendlier for users with disabilities
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Organizations are striving to make nature accessible to everyone.
Energy
Crops grown under solar panels and pollinator habitats could be wave of the future
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A new report about combining solar power and farming practices has advocates saying the practice could take hold in Michigan, boosting productivity while providing much needed refuge for bees and other pollinators.
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Pandemic creates challenges, opportunities for animal shelters
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As the COVID-19 pandemic closed animal shelters to the public, Detroit-area pet rescue and adoption organizations had to come up with new ways to connect their dogs and cats to families.