Echo

Carp report gains top award for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Those troublesome Asian carp continue to attract national attention — this time starring in an award-winning series of stories in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reporter Dan Egan recently won the top award given by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the large newspaper category for science reporting. He was recognized for Deep Trouble, a series looking at the biological, public policy and engineering challenges that the carp pose for the Great Lakes. “The history of engineering, public works, and invasive species battles is woven into the story elegantly,” said Laura Helmuth, science editor for Slate. “It’s a fascinating read, full of drama and passion.”

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Mr. Great Lakes: The oldest living red-tailed hawk?

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Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM.  
Nov. 8, 2013, The Environment Report, Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart, Q-90.1 FM Delta College NPR by jeffkart

This week, Kart discusses a red-tailed hawk that has been coming to Saginaw County’s Shiawassee National Refuge for the last 27 years. Text at Mr. Great Lakes

Waste

Green Gridirons: Rutgers University

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A football stadium may have green grass but does it have green habits? Each week, Great Lakes Echo highlights a Big Ten football stadium’s attempts to do the most to impact the environment the least. All schools have information on the stadium’s diversion rate – the amount of waste recycled instead of put in a landfill. Stadium: High Point Solutions Stadium

School: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey*

Built: 1994

Capacity: 52,454

2012 diversion rate: 52.4 percent

Scouting Report: On Oct. 27, 2012, Rutgers achieved a 94.6 percent diversion rate during a game against Kent State University, the fourth highest rate recorded nationwide.

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Homeowners lose chemical contamination appeal

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Homeowners whose property was contaminated by materials from a now-defunct chemical plant in Michigan’s Gratiot County have lost their lawsuit against contractors and trucking companies that removed toxic sediments from the adjacent Pine River.