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Great Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan
-The Kirtland’s warbler went from less than 200 males in the ‘70s to more than 2,200 in 2021. In this month’s column, John Hartig looks at their recovery.
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Great Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact
-Researchers found that preserving small, isolated patches of land is just as critical to biodiversity and saving species as preserving large swathes of it. Key examples reside in Detroit and Chicago.
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4 unexpected places where adults can learn science
-Modern society benefits when people understand science concepts. This knowledge helps explain how cryptocurrency works, why climate change is happening or how the coronavirus is transmitted from person to person.
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‘The water always wins’: Calls to protect shorelines as volatile Lake Michigan inflicts heavy toll
-Wisconsin’s Great Lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels.
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Great Lakes Moment: International wetlands treaty turns 50
-Most regions throughout the world would be happy to have one wetland of international importance, but the region that includes southeast Michigan and southwest Ontario is notable for having three.
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Waste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped
-U.S. energy policy has done little to incentivize the growth of these technologies, relying on a patchwork of energy credit programs, tax breaks and development spending to promote renewable energy production.
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Investing in the Lakes: New bill could redirect tech money to neglected Great Lakes cities
-The Great Lakes region is “regularly overlooked by federal lawmakers, investors and innovators,” but new legislation may help the region shake its Rust Belt image and secure tech and innovation investments.
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Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores
-What does Michigan’s future look like if we adequately prepare the state’s water resources for climate change? Goodbye to septics and shore-hugging homes. Hello to more diversified crops on Michigan farms.
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Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
-The protected areas include places like the Great Lakes’ Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area.
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Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food
-Watershed cleanups are popular ways of dealing with local plastic pollution, but once large plastic trash disintegrates into microplastics, they’re nearly impossible to pick up.