Canada’s long history with public service media offers a useful model for thinking about how AI could serve the public
New rules from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on when and how the largest animal farms dispose of manure and liquid wastes are being praised by […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking steps to terminate Michigan’s Au Train Dam’s operating license following years of unresolved safety violations. The move marks the most serious enforcement action […]
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says there’s not enough money to take care of Michigan’s dams — especially the ones that have put off maintenance for […]
A new era of electrical generation and power demand is taking shape across the eight states of the Great Lakes basin – and with it come potentially treacherous consequences for […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Oct. 29 approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation. Enbridge wants to build […]
By Eric Freedman
Empty lots in deindustrialized cities like Detroit may contribute to bird species diversity, says a new study by researchers at MSU and Carleton University in Canada. The study is based on sound recordings collected at 110 sites in 11 Detroit neighborhoods. The study recommends that vacant land
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge’s plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel. Read the full story […]
By Joe Lorenz
Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?
The post New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market first appeared on Great Lakes Echo. The Huron River winds through woods in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, where thousands of residents fish, canoe and swim. A proposal aims to add a 300,000-square-foot data center with a 20-acre […]
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced Wednesday that, after decades of community engagement and cleanup efforts, a west Michigan Lake has been removed from a list […]