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Report lists alternatives to controversial oil pipeline beneath Mackinac Bridge

By Max Johnston | June 30, 2017

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

By Kate Habrel | June 2, 2017

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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Model your watershed with free online app

By admin | May 22, 2017

Model My Watershed is an app being used by teachers, students, land use planners, conservationists and more to get a sense of how land use changes the health of specific watersheds.

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This dam removal tool moves data rather than cement

By Jack Nissen | May 10, 2017

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

By Laina Stebbins | May 9, 2017

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

By Liam Tiernan | April 4, 2017

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

By Steven Maier | March 15, 2017

Warm winters don’t necessarily make for lowered lakes.

Art

Poet turns Great Lakes shipwrecks to verse

By Kate Habrel | March 15, 2017

What do you get when you combine art and history? In this case, a poetry collection informed by Great Lakes shipwrecks.

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Great Lakes businesses join forces against oil pipeline

By Steven Maier | February 27, 2017

The collection of businesses see Enbridge Line 5 as a threat to the economy and the environment.

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Unique lake trout could help restore Lake Michigan population

By Steven Maier | February 17, 2017

The trout in Lake Michigan were once wiped out, but one strain might help bring them back.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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