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Americans agree on animal protection; experts disagree on which ones need it
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In a time of extreme polarization, a recent study has found something the American public can agree on.
Energy
Michigan pushed to push harder for electric vehicles
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Advocates are pushing the Whitmer Administration for more state government action to promote electric vehicles. The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor and the Institute for Energy Innovation in Lansing both issued recent reports on the issue.
remote sensing
Eyes in the sky detect Great Lakes harmful algal blooms
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Cyanobacteria can’t grow in the Great Lakes Basin without NASA knowing.
contamination
Study finds health risk from Pine River fish
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Anglers are at risk of contracting E. coli while fishing in the Pine River, according to a recent study.
Amphibians
Count on for frogs, toads
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The Michigan DNR and Michigan Wildlife Council are counting the state’s frogs and toads because of concern over threats to their species. We hear from an MSU Museum herpetologist and a DNR wildlife biologist.
COVID-19
Michigan residents want to both save and spend stimulus checks
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Whether you decide to save or spend your stimulus check will impact the economic recovery from the COVID-19 disaster. Some Michigan residents want to save it for tougher times, pay off debt, buy stuff or invest in bitcoin.
Echo
Remembering the UP’s break-away movement
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The time was the 1970s, when many Yoopers believed that the push to strengthen national and state environmental laws posed an economic threat to the U.P., especially its mining, lumbering and agricultural industries.
arctic grayling
Fish tale: Chances of Arctic grayling return to Michigan ‘Very good’
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Arctic grayling, a fish known for its sail-like dorsal fin and that died out in Michigan in the 1930s, could be making a comeback in Michigan.
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In springtime, beware of cottony woolen fluff on hemlock trees
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A new infestation of the invasive insect was recently found in Michigan’s Mason County.
Echo
MSU researcher merges science with Native American tradition
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Jared Gregorini doesn’t see ancient Native American spirituality as incompatible with modern science. In fact, he believes in mixing the two together.