Water
More harm than help? Antibacterial hand soaps threaten fish
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Environmental harm by some antibacterial soaps may outweigh their benefits.
Energy
Mr. Great Lakes talks energy savings, funding for better habitats
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Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM. Today, he discusses cost benefits from renewable energy standards, funding awarded to enhance wetland habitats and new energy efficiency standards that will lower utility bills big time. Text at Mr. Great Lakes.
Echo
Sharpshooters target CWD-impacted deer
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Current State’s Kevin Lavery speaks with Jane Greenway about controlling chronic wasting disease in Meridian Township.
Wildlife
A sound strategy: blasting carp from the Great Lakes
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Check out this sound file that researchers are testing to see if it will deter silver carp from the Great Lakes.
Water
Searching for woodland fairies and fingernail clams
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We explore vernal pools in the latest edition of the Great Lakes Echo podcast, Echos.
Wildlife
Bat recovery slow from white-nose syndrome
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That’s not good for margarita lovers as bats are one of the largest global pollinators of agave.
Recreation
Trust fund awards $28 million for Michigan public lands projects
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Royalties from oil and natural gas drilling support Michigan recreation projects.
Land
Wisconsin and Illinois wetland has international importance
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Rare plants, animals and wetland types earned the Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain designation as a Ramsar site.
Fish
Wildlife researchers not so sure about drones
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Federal regulations, privacy concerns and health of the animals they track are all concerns.
Water
U.P. water study boosts conservation efforts
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Research at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore sheds light on the critical environmental role that shallow seasonal pools of water play in supporting wildlife.