environmental politics
Improving Soo Locks top priority for state legislators
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The Soo Locks are essential to the Great Lakes and the United States economy, and they desperately need to be upgraded.
Nearshore
New York man sinks boat in Black Rock Canal, gets probation, fine
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A yacht club maintenance man who sank a boat in the Black Rock Canal will pay restitution to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Echo
Michigan writer recalls days on the Great Lakes as crew mate
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An Ann Arbor writer remembers sailing the Great Lakes as a porter on a Ford Motor Company ship. Current State’s Peter Whorf speaks with Roger LeLeivre about his Summer of 1973, sailing the Great Lakes as a cargo ship porter.
Water
Grand jury indicts German shipping company in Great Lakes dumping case
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It faces felony charges for illegal disposal of oil-contaminated material in the Great Lakes and submission of falsified records as part of an alleged cover-up.
lakes/rivers/wetlands
Photo Friday: big boat brings big waves
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Watch as bystanders get caught in the Michipictoten’s wake as it arrives in the port of Duluth.
Echo
Great Lakes ports open their docks for cruise lines
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Cruise line tourism is growing in the Great Lakes as port cities navigate border regulations.
Current State
Lake-to-lake train could attract riders, economic growth
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A coast to coast train in Michigan could be in our future. Current State talks to transportation expert Liz Treutel about the vision for a new passenger rail system in the state.
Energy
Meanest, greenest cars and solarizing Saginaw Bay
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Mr. Great Lakes discusses how “green” the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy determined some cars to be and efforts in the Saginaw Bay area to increase solar energy.
Land
Scary but inevitable: survey reveals thoughts on driverless cars
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Are they a safer way to drive or a sign of the apocalypse? Michiganders don’t know, but they guess we’ll find out in the next decade or so.
Energy
Special lane designations would increase mass transit efficiency in Michigan
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The rapid transit lanes would increase economic prosperity in downtown areas.