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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
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024

by The Conversation December 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

by The Conversation November 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there

by The Conversation October 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows

by The Conversation August 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

by The Conversation May 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

During the 2024 eclipse, biologists like us want to find out how birds will respond to darkness in the middle of the day

by The Conversation April 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

After a pandemic pause, Detroit restarts water shut-offs – part of a nationwide trend as costs rise

by The Conversation November 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations

I’m working to revitalize an Indigenous language and bring it into the future

by The Conversation October 3, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Looking for a US ‘climate haven’ away from heat and disaster risks? Good luck finding one

by The Conversation September 5, 2023November 8, 2025

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    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.
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