Energy
Report lists alternatives to controversial oil pipeline beneath Mackinac Bridge
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One option has caught the interest of Michigan’s attorney general. But environmental groups aren’t pleased with any of them.
Art
Salvaging a forgotten classic
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A book about the salvaging business in the Great Lakes sat unread for over 50 years. Now its story will be told again.
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This dam removal tool moves data rather than cement
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Dam removal is on an upward trend. A new tool helps to figure out which should go first.
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Old dams threaten downstream life
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Aging dams in high-hazard locations have the potential to do great harm to the environment and to human life.
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Ballast water can harbor invasive viruses, study says
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The water used to stabilize ships has been known to carry invasive species. A new study says viruses can be counted among them.
Great Lakes
Setting the story straight on Great Lakes water levels
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Warm winters don’t necessarily make for lowered lakes.
Art
Poet turns Great Lakes shipwrecks to verse
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What do you get when you combine art and history? In this case, a poetry collection informed by Great Lakes shipwrecks.
environmental politics
Great Lakes businesses join forces against oil pipeline
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The collection of businesses see Enbridge Line 5 as a threat to the economy and the environment.
Echo
Unique lake trout could help restore Lake Michigan population
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The trout in Lake Michigan were once wiped out, but one strain might help bring them back.
Algae
Tracking harmful algae in Lake Erie
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Lake Erie’s western basin experiences the largest algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Thanks to a new computer model, scientists can track where and when they’ll happen.