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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.”
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Climate ChangeLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSmart buoys help brace Great Lakes for environmental challenges
-Lake Erie is the first of the Great Lakes getting connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys. And it’s not just for sending texts on the water.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchLawsuit could complicate drone laws for Michigan hunters and anglers
-The suit questions one of the core principles of hunting and fishing in the United States, some experts say.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicDuluthFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinTwenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025
-Fish-leather purses and wallets may make their way into Great Lakes fashion with an initiative to use 100% of commercially caught fish by 2025.
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Bird songs may ease the blues
-The Great Lakes region’s more than 300 bird species may provide valuable mental health benefits.
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What do Michigan rattlers chow down?
-Massasaugas strongly prefer small mammal prey, yet individuals occasionally consume other prey, including amphibians, reptiles and birds.
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Watch out! Creepy kudzu coming?
-Kudzo is on the list of plants and animals that pose an immediate or potential threat to Michigan’s economy, environment or human health.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchPotential hydrogen source could power trucks while reducing greenhouse gases
-It’s better suited than batteries to power large vehicles that need to travel long distances like semi-trucks, because hydrogen refuels much faster than batteries recharge.
