Air
Photo Friday: cloud streams over the Great Lakes
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Here’s what happens when cold air blows across warm water.
Water
Echo’s Wilson on Flint’s water
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Great Lakes Echo commentator Gary Wilson says the Environmental Protection Agency should have done more to mitigate Flint’s drinking water crisis.
Climate
Climate change study: Lake Superior one of world’s fastest warming lakes
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How will our Great Lakes respond to a warming climate? Current State speaks with researcher John Lenters to discuss.
Energy
Great Lakes energy future highlights Chicago exhibit
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Greening of the Great Lakes host Kirk Heinze from MSU Today brings us a conversation about a new Chicago exhibit on Great Lakes energy. “Future Energy Chicago” is currently on display at the Museum of Science and Industry. Kirk Heinze is host of the environmental segment Greening of the Great Lakes on WKAR’s MSU Today. His conversations are an occasional feature here on Current State. Heinze recently attended Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry exhibit, “Future Energy Chicago.”
Catch of the Day
Losing the stake in stakeholder
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Lake Superior State University’s annual list of useless words justifies editing quirks and perks.
Water
Water quality stirs interest of Michigan voters
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More than 90 percent of those surveyed want the state to examine urban water systems. Flint’s water woes prompted the concern.
Land
Scary but inevitable: survey reveals thoughts on driverless cars
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Are they a safer way to drive or a sign of the apocalypse? Michiganders don’t know, but they guess we’ll find out in the next decade or so.
Wildlife
Mr. Great Lakes on raising energy rates and rebuilding a reef
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Plus a discussion about some of Michigan’s electric cooperatives going beyond the state’s renewable energy standard.