A new exhibit at the Cleveland Botanical Garden uses art to explore the healing power of nature and pathways it can provide to overcome grief and trauma.
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Northern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy
The same debris that knocked out the power a few weeks ago could be used to make electricity.
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Prairies on fire!
Because prairies are vital habitat to pollinators and other wildlife, plus are beautiful in their own right, prairies are being restored. Occasionally, they need to be burned to survive.
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Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive
Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.
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What to expect with the start of 2025’s fishing season
Fishing licenses for the year are available, and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has changed a few requirements.
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Rising utility bills have Americans worried
As Trump’s policies threaten to raise utility bills, a new poll finds broad concern over costs — and little knowledge of the regulators that control rates.
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Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities
It took 174 years to clean up the mess made by extractive industries at Chequamegon Bay, a place of cultural importance for the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg.
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Spring bird migration in the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Now host Anna Sysling moderated a panel discussion of avian researchers and regional experts about conservation efforts to protect a variety of bird species across the Great Lakes.
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Artificial Reefs Can Mitigate Coastal Erosion in the Great Lakes. Will Cities Agree to Adopt Them?
Some researchers are proposing a naturally sourced solution to the issue of coastal erosion.
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Native Detroiters reclaim sacred land
Indigenous people have regained control of a sacred burial mound at Historic Fort Wayne dating back more than 1,000 years.