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Big Fish and Gray Skies
-Great Lakes muskellunge, optimizing solar panels for snow, and another short winter.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Bringing muskie to the masses
-The goal of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources muskellunge rearing program is to stock 40,000 new fish into the Great Lakes each year. But their challenges are real.
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Feature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinTeachers and scientists work together on the Lake Guardian
-Each summer, 15 educators join the EPA on a research trip around one of the Great Lakes. Applications for next summer are due February 19.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWhitefish are on brink in Michigan. Can they learn to love rivers to survive?
-A staple for centuries, the fish are struggling to reproduce in the Great Lakes. So scientists hope to convince the whitefish to spawn in rivers, away from threats.
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Warm winters are a wet blanket for small ski slopes in northern Michigan
-For businesses that depend on snow and cold temperatures, this weather has been tough.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWant a healthy walleye fishery? Stock some muskie
-Michigan Muskie Alliance founder William Schultz finds that lakes with the best walleye fisheries across the country are also the best spots for muskie, and it’s not a coincidence.
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ClevelandEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeCleveland, Cuyahoga County leaders urge EPA to finalize federal clean car standards
-Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne called on the EPA to finalize proposed federal clean car standards for new vehicles.
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WATCH: Why Chicago will take decades to replace lead pipes
-The EPA recently proposed new rules that would remove lead pipes from America’s drinking water infrastructure over the next decade. But with more lead pipes than any other city, Chicago is a notable exception.
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Preserving Minnesota’s bogs could fight climate change
-Researchers in Minnesota are creating a national map to identify peatlands – soggy areas of slowly decaying organic matter – and guides for how to restore them. The PeatRestore project is set to span several years.
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What a permitting debacle in Fremont could mean for biodigesters across Michigan
-A food waste digester in Fremont is closing after a years-long permit dispute with the state. Environmental groups say the outcome of that dispute could have far-reaching impacts.
