Water
Michigan communities grapple with upgrading water pipes
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The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that Michigan will need to invest around $15-billion in its drinking and waste water systems over the next 20 years.
Wildlife
Batman calls for help in the fight to save bats
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Ben Affleck is switching on the bat-signal for one his favorite species — the bat.
Land
Snow, produce, gravesite apps wow Michigan officials
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Snowfi, a new app designed by software engineers from Grand Rapids, would give drivers up to the second information updates on snow removal conditions.
Echo
Mr. Great Lakes: Suggest water monitoring sites
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Also: toxic chemicals found in some popular Halloween costumes, accessories and party supplies.
Air
Planetarium improves night vision
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It’s a tool for peering deeply into the cosmos and engaging diverse students in science.
Energy
UP consumers seek replacement for aging power plant
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Where you live in Michigan makes a big difference when it comes to the price you pay for electricity, especially if you’re living in the Upper Peninsula.
Land
New uses sought for old newspaper buildings
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Some of these cavernous quarters, once anchors of downtown business districts, are being renovated, divided up and in some cases torn down to make way for prospective buyers in the education and health fields.
Water
University spawns robofish to monitor Great Lakes
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A lot of sci-fi movies and books feature robots that look like people.
Energy
Big freeze to contain contaminated water at Fukushima
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In March of 2011, an earthquake and tsunami in Japan resulted in a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Three of the plants six reactors melted down, and substantial amounts of radioactive material was released. That includes contaminated water that escaped from the three units. Containing that water has proven to be an ongoing problem confronting those who are working to clean up Fukushima. A Michigan State University grad works with a company that is going to try to contain contaminated water with an old technology that has never before been employed at a nuclear site.
Wildlife
DNR official explains carp DNA discovery
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Worry about an Asian carp invasion intensified recently when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources found silver carp DNA in the Kalamazoo River.