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Climate change

Enlist building codes for climate fight

By Jake Christie  | January 5, 2022

From insect-based dog food to fusion energy, solutions to climate change vary wildly, but there’s one mundane solution that affects nearly everyone—building codes.

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Great Lakes wildfires could double

By Hannah Brock | October 19, 2021

Climate change and more fuel for fire are the culprits.

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Local health departments in Michigan acknowledge threat of climate change to public health

By Elaine Mallon | July 19, 2021

Only 35% of the officials said that climate change was a priority in their department, even though over three quarters said it will be a problem in the future.

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Echo joins climate reporting collaborative

By Great Lakes Echo | April 22, 2021

Great Lakes Echo has joined a nationwide collaborative to provide better and more local reporting of climate change.

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Climate change threatens maple syrup production

By Anne Hooper  | November 20, 2020

As climate change intensifies, some scientists fear for the future of the North American maple syrup industry. 

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As temperatures rise, Great Lakes region faces spike in Lyme disease

By Lillian Young | November 10, 2020

As if we all need another health concern, Lyme disease is creeping up in the ranks of worries for Great Lakes area residents.

Water

Irrigation hides climate change threats to streams, water scorpions, trout

By admin | February 25, 2020

Drops in baseflow can harm stream’s health and the health of the organisms that rely on them. But irrigation can mask climate-driven drops in those flows, said Sue Borchardt, a doctoral student in the department of geography at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Warm winter changes — but can’t stop — outdoor fun

By Danielle James | February 19, 2020

From ski slopes to dog sled races to snow carving contests, warmer weather this season has forced Michigan’s winter sports and tourism groups to adapt to keep participants and spectators coming.

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Warmer weather, new pests threaten vineyards, wine industry

By Katrianna Ray | February 14, 2020

Climate change is pushing vineyard owners to prepare for possible impacts, including the effects on pests that threaten Michigan’s $2.1 billion-a-year wine industry.

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Farmer depression deepens as climate warms

By admin | November 27, 2019

The heavy rain in recent years has left farmers with dangerously high levels of stress.

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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.

  • More funding approved to improve the Greater Chicago Area’s public transit

    By Joshua Kim Following the passing of new legislation by the Illinois General Assembly, the Regional Transport Authority, soon to be the Northern Illinois Transit Agency, will receive an additional $1.2 billion for its annual budget this year. The additional funding will be used to improve “frequency, reliability, and safety”

  • 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.

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