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Current State

Every Tuesday the Current State public affairs radio program on WKAR in East Lansing runs an environmental story in partnership with Great Lakes Echo. The stories also run on the Echo site and are archived here.

Water

Great Lakes Month in Review: pet coke, fracking, Asian carp funding

By Gary Wilson | February 27, 2015

Great Lakes commentator Gary Wilson on February’s biggest environmental stories.

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The 40-year legacy of PBB in Michigan

By Guest Contributor | February 16, 2015

The public health impacts of an agricultural disaster in Michigan are still lingering 40 years later.

Water

New Lansing enviro leader focuses on environmental justice

By Guest Contributor | February 13, 2015

The new leader of the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council outlines his priorities for the organization.

Water

Iowa runoff lawsuit, Flint’s water woes

By Gary Wilson | January 30, 2015

WKAR’s Current State checks in with Great Lakes commentator Gary Wilson about January’s biggest environmental stories.

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Report explores future of green energy in Michigan

By Guest Contributor | January 29, 2015

A new report from the University of Michigan’s Energy Institute looks at the costs and benefits of expanding renewable energy in Michigan.

Water
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Are prescription drugs harming fish?

By Guest Contributor | January 27, 2015

Prescription drugs bypassing sewage treatment to enter the Great Lakes could harm fish.

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Researchers eye spread of invasive faucet snails

By Great Lakes Echo | January 14, 2015

The population of the invasive faucet snail is expanding in the Great Lakes.

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Michigan environmentalist criticizes new federal coal ash standards

By Guest Contributor | January 13, 2015

Michigan environmentalists are disappointed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules on coal ash.

Water

Great Lakes Year in Review: algae blooms, pipelines, and federal funding

By Gary Wilson | January 1, 2015

Current State looks back at the biggest Great Lakes environmental stories of 2014.

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New tool simulates climate change impact on Great Lakes shores

By Guest Contributor | December 18, 2014

A new tool developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration lets people look at what varying water levels do to a shoreline.

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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.

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