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Author Archives: The Conversation

Posted inInfrastructure

How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable

by The Conversation August 5, 2026August 5, 2026

A cybersecurity researcher explains how hackers target small computers that control a water system’s tanks, pipes and valves.

Posted inIndustry

It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs

by The Conversation July 8, 2026July 8, 2026
The river flooded the sidewalk and trees on Island Park - Grand Ledge, Michigan, march 2026
Posted inInfrastructure

Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin — this is the future in a warming world

by The Conversation April 22, 2026April 22, 2026
Posted inFeatured

Supreme Court’s Michigan pipeline case is about Native rights and fossil fuels, not just technical legal procedure

by The Conversation March 2, 2026March 2, 2026
Posted inUncategorized

EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health

by The Conversation February 3, 2026February 3, 2026
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

by The Conversation September 23, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi

by The Conversation July 24, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

by The Conversation June 27, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

Ann Arbor’s sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one

by The Conversation March 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

by The Conversation February 6, 2025November 7, 2025

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    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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