Great Lakes Echo

Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s records

By Marissa Gonzalez Some environmental experts and activists in Detroit are concerned about a Department of Environment, ...
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Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water

By Hannah Marsik Stormwater runoff at data center sites is another environmental challenge developers are facing because it ...
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Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs

By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance ...
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Emergency agencies expand options for getting info to the public

By Katee Tompkins Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, ...
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Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Great Lakes

A new study reported 125 years of historical air temperature and ice data on the Great Lakes for the first time and showed ...
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Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with no sightings

By Anna Wildman A stretch of Lake Superior beach in northern Wisconsin will remain closed to the public next spring and ...
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Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

By Naomi Maxwell The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the ...
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How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region, make the colors less vibrant in some areas or shorten ...
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Parks can help Detroit residents beat the summer heat, but not everyone has equal access to them. That is the finding of a new study out of Michigan State University which examined 249 urban parks in ...