Michigan State University's @KnightCenter for Environmental Journalism provides this regional environmental news service.
East Lansing, Mich.
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#Tinyhomes are gaining attention in the state as a potential solution for housing challenges, offering a creative approach to #affordability and #community-building
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#Pollution from coal-based steel production causes hundreds of premature #deaths each year, with people in the #GreatLakes region bearing much of the burden, according to a recent report
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For the third year in a row, #Michigan’s #recycling rate has hit a record-high, according to @MichiganEGLE
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Three miles of westbound I-94 in #Wayne and #Washtenaw counties are already set up for connected and automated #vehicles:
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A new Government Accountability Office study of #hazardous #waste facilities found them at risk of damage from #climate-related events such as #flooding and #hurricanes.
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The number of #youngpeople moving to small towns and #rural areas across #America has been increasing, but not so in #Michigan
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ALT An aerial view of the Tahquamenon River and the surrounding fall forest, a popular tourist destination in the eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Credit: Michigan DNR.
Hundreds of years ago, the Ottawa people called it Ken-O-Sha, or “water of the walleye”—a 26-mile tributary of Michigan’s Grand River where the fish were abundant
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As #climatechange increasingly shapes the #GreatLakes region’s ecology and economy, scientists plan to use underwater robots to gather previously inaccessible data they say will help #communities adapt
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As #electricvehicles become more common, #Michigan is expanding its charging infrastructure to ensure accessibility for drivers statewide
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After seven years of planning, a new #marinesanctuary now protects a portion of Lake #Ontario rich with history and #shipwrecks
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The 2023-24 #winter was the warmest on record in the U.S. with average temperatures throughout the state above freezing, with close to average precipitation
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Two men who admitted conspiring to commit mail and wire #fraud await sentencing for cheating 22 investors out of more than $2 million from June 2016 to April 2018
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With National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting “warmer-than-average” #temperatures for parts of the #GreatLakes, Michigan’s winter festivals from #MetroDetroit to the Western #UpperPeninsula are preparing to adapt
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#Michigan boasts thousands of miles of trails for snowmobilers, #hikers, off-road vehicle operators, #dog-walkers, bicyclists, #snowshoers and #horseback riders, but @MichiganDNR needs to improve how it monitors them:
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ALT Horseback riding at Pinckney Recreation Area on the equine trails. Credit: Michigan DNR
Michigan’s towering #freshwater #sanddunes make up a one-of-a-kind natural resource and the largest collection of freshwater dunes on the #planet
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It’s been one year since #Michigan Democrats introduced legislation that would significantly change the state’s #environmental regulations
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Student researchers from #MichiganStateUniversity and the University of #Wisconsin are among the winners of an Environmental Protection Agency contest for innovations in sustainability
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As the gales of November approach, social media users are channeling a famous #GreatLakes #shipwreck as tongue-in-cheek inspiration for a new fall aesthetic:
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The #digitaldivide remains a pressing issue for #Michigan’s #rural communities, where broadband access lags due to challenging geography and limited infrastructure
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#Animalshelters in #Michigan are at capacity, even while facing staff and resource shortages
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