Citizen scientists chart the night sky, measure the health of a river and The Catch.
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I Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks
A team of ducks leads us to where the invasive round gobies are overwintering and along the way schools us in how to find fish underwater.
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Nibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools
The Anderson Collection’s oldest pieces are from the Clovis period of human history—delicately shaped points made of jasper or Hudson Bay lowland chert.
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PFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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Gray winter skies
Bridge Michigan reporter Kelly House said this winter has been especially cloudy.
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Few good options for shrinking Michigan’s problem deer herds
Deer are invading Michigan’s suburbs, resulting in car crashes, habitat destruction and disease concerns. But affected Michigan communities probably can’t sterilize or kill enough deer to reverse the trend.
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Energy News Roundup: Large solar energy project proposed in Michigan, more community solar projects in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Michigan mallards are in decline. Are domestic ducks weakening their genes?
Commercial game farms have long raised and released domestic ducks for hunters to target. Research shows those ducks are breeding with wild mallards, weakening their genes and possibly threatening their survival.