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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsMichigan’s electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer
-Valuable critical materials are sitting in junk drawers. Michigan is working with electronics manufacturers and researchers to recirculate these products back into the state’s economy.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRegionOperation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River
-To reestablish the Potawatomi’s presence along the Detroit River, the local Indigenous group is interested in partnering on a project to restore wild rice in protected areas in and along the river.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: Shooting a Unicorn
-Two guys are hunting coyotes in Michigan, and say they lure in the biggest coyote they’ve ever seen. But it’s not a coyote at all — it’s a federally endangered gray wolf about 300 miles from its normal habitat. How did it get there?
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFreightersHistory and CultureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismOn Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future
-For seven decades, the SS Badger has ferried people and goods across Lake Michigan while polluting the air with black smoke. The ship’s new owners are considering greener options.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTCAPS bond could mean more energy efficiency for schools
-Voters in the Traverse City area will choose whether to approve a $180 million bond for the school district to pay for what officials see as nuts and bolts upgrades to buildings. For some, it’s a chance for schools to become more energy efficient.
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Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen
-An effort to raise dozens of monarch butterfly caterpillars can not only teach summer campers about the insects, but is also an effort to call attention to the threats monarchs face.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsStaci Lola DrouillardOjibwemodaa! Let’s speak Ojibwe!
-On the complicated history of naming a place and the value of language.
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Canadian wildfires are heating up, bringing smoke to Michigan
-This year’s fires are much smaller than 2023’s historic blazes. However, persistent dry conditions in Western Canada could mean more fires and smoke are coming.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe CheckupHeat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children
-Hotter days make heat exhaustion a greater hazard for kids. Unusual weather events, particularly storms that cause flooding, add stress to children’s lives.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles
-“There are people counting on us to get this done,” says Senator Stephanie Chang in a Great Lakes Now interview.
