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Catch of the Day

Water

The sorry state of Michigan’s environmental watchdog

By Gary Wilson | November 13, 2015

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s environmental legacy at stake.

Water

Microbeads and fish farms

By Guest Contributor | November 12, 2015

A Petoskey News-Review podcast.

Energy

Illinois second most improved state for energy efficiency

By Morgan Linn | November 10, 2015

Other Great Lakes states lead in several energy efficiency categories.

Recreation

Michigan Senate opposes EPA-funded student barbecue study

By Morgan Linn | November 10, 2015

The students’ goal was to develop technology that reduces air pollution and health hazards related to grills.

Waste
Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on microbead alternatives, fish passage, recycling rates

By Jeff Kart | November 8, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes discusses discusses alternatives to microbeads, Frankenmuth fish passage and Michigan’s recycling rate.

Recreation

Kiteboarder and swimsuit designer celebrates Halloween.

By Kayla Smith | October 30, 2015

Kiteboarding tricks are treats.

Energy

App shows energy sources, emails preferences to state officials

By Colleen Otte | October 30, 2015

Users can adjust their preferred mix of energy sources. Solar and wind are favorites.

Wildlife

Study examines Wisconsin wolf tolerance

By McKenzie Suarez | October 29, 2015

Participants didn’t like wolves nor the people who tried to manage them.

Recreation
Kayak rescue practice

Small watercraft account for many distress calls

By Capital News Service | October 28, 2015

The majority of Lake Michigan distress calls come from kayakers or canoeists who paddle into the lake and get caught in the wind.

Nearshore
Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on storm survey, fishing regs and solar design

By Jeff Kart | October 27, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes talks extreme storm impacts, MSU student solar competition and changes to fishing regulations for Saginaw Bay.

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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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