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In Warming Great Lakes Region, Water, Heat Can be an Unhealthy Combination
From mosquitoes to sewer overflows, the heat and moisture of a changing climate are creating new health threats in the Great Lakes region.
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Wildfire Rampage Injures Lungs in the Great Lakes
People are unprepared for smoke from forest fires worsened by intense drought and heat.
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Will Energy From Manure Help or Harm Water Quality in Michigan?
Chevron and two utilities are building big methane biodigesters on the state’s largest dairies.
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Control for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers
New strategy for limiting the spread of exotic water plants…
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Michigan Tribes Fight Long Odds to Restore Wild Rice, Their History
Michigan’s wild rice has dwindled due to dams, wetlands loss, industry and climate change
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Bubbles and Electricity Designed to Deter Invasive Carp From Lake Michigan
Des Plaines River is a site of new impediments to voracious species
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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay
Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.
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New U.S. Climate Law Will Make Water Contamination Worse
Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.