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Catch of the Day

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Frozen Niagara: video captures an icy view of the Falls

By Morgan Linn | February 28, 2016

Arctic air from the polar vortex from part of the Falls.

Catch of the Day

From optimism to arrogance: a look at EPA on the eve of another Great Lakes Day

By Gary Wilson | February 19, 2016

From algae blooms to the Flint water crisis, problems show the EPA’s transition from optimism to arrogance regarding water quality in the Great Lakes.

Wildlife

Great love for Great Lakes

By Morgan Linn | February 13, 2016

Shedd Aquarium releases Great Lakes love theme for Valentine’s Day.

Echo

New book examines Canadian environmental politics

By Mahmoud Haidar | February 2, 2016

Author says U.S. states would be jealous of provincial clout.

Water
Ken Winter

Flint water recalls Michigan’s botched response to PBB disaster

By Ken Winter | February 1, 2016

Ken Winter relates the crisis to the PBB disaster that occurred 40 years ago.

Water

If Flint water is unsafe, what about yours?

By Jasmine Watts | January 27, 2016

The National Drinking Water Advisory Council said in 2014 that there is no safe level of lead.

Recreation
Sanctuary Theater

Alpena film festival filled with Great Lakes and ocean flicks

By Kevin Duffy | January 26, 2016

The fourth-annual Thunder Bay International Film Festival dives into Great Lakes shipwrecks, conservation and transport.

Recreation
Lake Superior agates

Precious memories from semiprecious stones

By Colleen Otte | January 22, 2016

Lake Superior agate enthusiast Dale Hugo shares a photo of the largest of the semiprecious stones in his collection.

Wildlife

When bobcats go wild — umm, viral

By Eric Freedman | January 21, 2016

Thor, housecoats and clicks.

Water
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Great Lakes govs weigh Waukesha water woes

By WKAR Current State | January 18, 2016

Current State speaks with Jon Allan, director of Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes, about why Waukesha wants Lake Michigan water.

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About Great Lakes Echo

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

  • Michigan’s water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done

    By Clara Lincolnhol The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.

  • Mussels in a green net.
    Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

    By Ada Tussing To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

  • Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

    By Clara Lincolnhol Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

  • The cover of “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project." The cover is moose antlers on the ground.
    Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list 

    By Eric Freedman   Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.

  • A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
    Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

    By Joshua Kim Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

  • What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

    By Victoria Witke Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

  • Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

  • ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira “Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

  • Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

    By Clara Lincolnhol New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

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