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Algae BloomsFeature HomepageLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight to help gauge the threat of algal blooms.
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CollaborationDetroitFreightersHistory and CultureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksWisconsinShip doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places
-A Detroit-built sailing ship that sank in Lake Michigan during an 1864 storm has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Butterflies race for state insect status
-Three butterflies are racing to become Michigan’s official state insect – and one of them is ahead, at least politically.
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Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says
-Like clockwork, Michigan’s Ford Lake and its downstream neighbor, Belleville Lake, turn bright green every summer due to harmful algal blooms.
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BuffaloClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitDuluthLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsScience, Technology, ResearchAre Great Lakes cities ready for climate migrants?
-The Great Lakes region has a lower risk of extreme weather compared to other parts of the country.
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AgricultureCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, ResearchPennsylvania farmers convicted of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds
-Two Pennsylvania farmers have been found guilty of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds with a restricted substance. Many species of birds are declining in North America and many are at risk of extinction, Macdonald said.
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Indiana conservation groups defend state’s wetlands that lost protection
-About 250 acres of Indiana wetlands have been lost in the two years since wetland protections were eased. Since the 2021 law passed, mitigation requirements have decreased.
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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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ChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFaced with COVID-era civil rights complaints, Chicago commits to environmental justice
-Chicago is joining a nationwide trend of large cities incorporating equity or justice goals into preparing for climate change’s impact on public health.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPhotobook illuminates the beauty of Michigan lighthouses
-Michigan photographer Danielle Jorae wrote, designed and published Lighthouses of Michigan-Lower Peninsula to fulfill a wish of her childhood self. “I ran across a document from when I was in kindergarten that outlined how I wanted to become an artist and a writer one day.”
