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New NASA satellite helps scientists understand Great Lakes

By Jack Armstrong | May 5, 2023

Mapping currents allows scientists to understand the path pollution takes and maximize the efficiency of boats and vessels. 

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Watch out! Creepy kudzu coming?

By Guest Contributor | April 26, 2023

Kudzo is on the list of plants and animals that pose an immediate or potential threat to Michigan’s economy, environment or human health. 

Solutions

Michigan’s list of birds at risk updated for first time since 2009

By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya | April 18, 2023

Among the species that newly receive threatened status are the Eastern whip-poor-will, evening grosbeak, golden-winged warbler, Northern goshawk, spruce grouse and upland sandpiper.

Energy

MiWaterNet monitors quality of northern Michigan streams

By Nicoline Bradford | February 27, 2023

This network provides valuable, real time data on a stream’s water quality, level and temperature. 

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Woof, there it is: A spotted lanternfly!

By Genevieve Fox | February 8, 2023

These dogs continue to work on other invasive species detection prevention projects like sticky sage and oak wilt, a type of fungus.

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Can social media responsibly guide environmental decisions?

By Daniel Schoenherr | February 6, 2023

On Twitter recreation was the most popular topic of discussion, and that users cared more about pollution’s impact on public health than its impact on property values.

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Gardening with a whole community could reduce violent crimes in neighborhoods, study says

By Vladislava Sukhanovskaya | February 3, 2023

Cleaning up and greening the lots helps to reduce violence. That effect improves when the local community is engaged in those activities instead of having the lots professionally mowed

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Climate change is killing our trees, study finds

By Guest Contributor | January 31, 2023

Juvenile trees are experiencing increased mortality due to global warming and reduced rainfall.

Wildlife

Effectiveness of cormorant hunting questioned

By Guest Contributor | January 30, 2023

Ecology cautions against overgeneralizing the impact of cormorants on fish populations because what the birds feed on differs by available species, the age and size of the fish they eat, and where they feed in their respective territories.

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Pipedream: Researchers hope to convert exhaust into fuel

By Jack Armstrong | January 16, 2023

A research team is investigating how to convert carbon dioxide exhaust produced by the burning of fossil fuels into fuel.

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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.

  • Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites

    By Joshua Kim “Chicago Transit Hikes," a new book by Lindsay Welbers, aims to help Chicago residents and visitors reach outdoor recreation sites car-free.

  • Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.

  • Miller in the woods
    Invasive species expert teaches volunteers to overcome ‘plant blindness’

    By Anna Ironside Caroline Miller is a botanical technologist at Michigan State University’s W.J. Beal Botanical Garden, as well as a master’s student. Her work has made her a driving force behind restoration projects on campus and beyond. From invasive species removal days to a growing movement to replace traditional turf lawns with native landscapes, Miller doesn’t quit.

  • Headshot of Ethan Theuerkauf
    Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

  • How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving and spreading.

  • Henderson holding a swan
    From otters to butterflies: How Minnesota became a pioneer in nongame wildlife conservation

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies and bats to bald eagles and river otters. That story is now told in detail by Carrol Henderson in his new book, “A National Legacy: Fifty Years of Nongame Wildlife Conservation in Minnesota."

  • 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.

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