The discovery indicates a positive trend for the recovery of Wisconsin’s only state endangered mammal.
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research
Warmer winters mean less ice on Lake Michigan – hurting lake trout and whitefish
All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
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Group launches campaign to overturn Michigan solar siting law
Opponents of the new law, which stripped away local permitting control over large wind and solar projects, are pushing a ballot initiative that would ask voters in November to overturn the law.
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Points North: The turtle takeover
Red-eared sliders are one of the most common pet turtle species in the world. They can grow to the size of dinner plates and live around 40 years. Because of that, people often release them. That causes a big problem.
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Michigan group looks to grow a statewide coalition for water affordability
Lawmakers and advocates say new legislation is needed.
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‘A valuable resource’: Traverse City restaurants aim to reduce food waste, greenhouse gases
So far about a dozen of Traverse City’s downtown restaurants have said they are interested in composting.
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PFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ awareness lacking among U.S. adults
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Book Review: Author Sue Leaf’s latest takes a philosophical look at life on Lake Superior’s South Shore
Copper mining and receding shorelines intertwine with omnipresent impermanence.
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Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
The Biden administration moved to conserve groves of old-growth trees on national forests across the U.S. and limit logging as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.
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Upper Peninsula tribe closer to compensation for land seized by the U.S. government
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community would get $34 million if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is approved by the House and signed by President Joe Biden.