The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is studying whether the Muskegon River could provide an alternative spawning habitat for declining lake whitefish populations in Lakes Michigan and Huron, and the […]
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Cargo traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway increased 3.5% through September 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, reaching nearly 24.9 million metric tons as vessel transits also rose […]
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Traverse City, Michigan, is working on multiple fronts to improve the Lower Boardman River, including habitat and shoreline improvements, retaining wall repairs, and public placemaking projects. However, the river’s proximity […]
Great Lakes Echo
By Marissa Gonzalez
Some environmental experts and activists in Detroit are concerned about a Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy request to the EPA to exclude air pollution data for 21 days with high levels of wildfire smoke.
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UBC researchers and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation have teamed up to engineer a sustainable Styrofoam alternative made from wood waste that they’re hoping will reduce the amount of plastics in … Continued
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Great Lakes Echo
By Hannah Marsik
Stormwater runoff at data center sites is another environmental challenge developers are facing because it contains particulates harmful to the public and the ecosystem, critics say. Amidst growing public concerns about possible adverse climate effects of data centers, they say the lesser-known threat in stormwater runoff and waste could prove as dangerous.
Great Lakes Echo
By Katee Tompkins
Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, television broadcast or weather radio, but ensuring those messages are accessible to people with disabilities, limited English proficiency and limited access to technology often requires additional efforts.
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388 South Big Island Road, Demorestville (Prince Edward County), Ont. Bedrooms: 1 + 2 Bathrooms: 3 Lot size: 514.4 ft. by 1609.6 ft. List price: $965,000 Date listed: July 8, 2026 Realtor: … Continued
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Great Lakes Echo
By Olivia O’Neill
Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
Great Lakes Echo
By Naomi Maxwell
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the Upper Peninsula, one near Marquette and the other in Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The Michigan Environmental Council and other organizations say that’s too few to protect public health in light of worsening wildfires and wildfire smoke.
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Lakeshore Keepers is starting restoration work at Big Sable Point Lighthouse on Michigan’s shore of Lake Michigan this fall as preparations begin for a major restoration project planned for 2027. […]