Michigan fruit growers look to smarter irrigation amid changing climate

Michigan fruit growers look to smarter irrigation amid changing climate
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Michigan State University researchers are studying how fruit growers can adapt irrigation practices to increasingly unpredictable weather while conserving water and energy. Read the full story by MLive.
Michigan State University researchers are studying how fruit growers can adapt irrigation practices to increasingly unpredictable weather while conserving water and energy. Read the full story by MLive.
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Michigan fruit growers look to smarter irrigation amid changing climate

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial
Great Lakes Echo
By Olivia O’Neill Great Lakes sand dunes, especially those on the Lake Michigan shoreline, are threatened by erosion and fluctuating water levels, but there’s disagreement on alternative approaches to effectively address the problems.
By Olivia O’Neill Great Lakes sand dunes, especially those on the Lake Michigan shoreline, are threatened by erosion and fluctuating water levels, but there’s disagreement on alternative approaches to effectively address the problems.
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Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
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.
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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Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water

Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water
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.
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.
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Clean water advocates worry about data center impact on drinking water

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

Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s records
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.
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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Alpena Township gets $12,500 grant to update zoning for coastal resiliency

Alpena Township gets $12,500 grant to update zoning for coastal resiliency
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Alpena Township, Michigan, has received a $12,500 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to update its zoning ordinance with a focus on coastal resiliency […]
Alpena Township, Michigan, has received a $12,500 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to update its zoning ordinance with a focus on coastal resiliency […]
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Alpena Township gets $12,500 grant to update zoning for coastal resiliency

A century-old reservoir anchors a local economy. Its future is on the line

A century-old reservoir anchors a local economy. Its future is on the line
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Anxiety about a massive reservoir’s future has settled over businesses, marinas, homeowners and local governments along the Muskegon River as the Michigan Public Service Commission weighs whether to approve Consumers […]
Anxiety about a massive reservoir’s future has settled over businesses, marinas, homeowners and local governments along the Muskegon River as the Michigan Public Service Commission weighs whether to approve Consumers […]
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A century-old reservoir anchors a local economy. Its future is on the line

Great Lakes coastal wetlands improve after invasive species removal, study finds

Great Lakes coastal wetlands improve after invasive species removal, study finds
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Ironside Recent research on Great Lakes coastal wetlands suggests native plant communities can respond quickly after invasive phragmites australis is removed.
By Anna Ironside Recent research on Great Lakes coastal wetlands suggests native plant communities can respond quickly after invasive phragmites australis is removed.
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Great Lakes coastal wetlands improve after invasive species removal, study finds

MPSC sets December deadline for Consumers Energy dam sales

MPSC sets December deadline for Consumers Energy dam sales
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Michigan regulators granted Consumers Energy a final extension to negotiate the proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams. A settlement is due December 9, with a final regulatory decision potentially following […]
Michigan regulators granted Consumers Energy a final extension to negotiate the proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams. A settlement is due December 9, with a final regulatory decision potentially following […]
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MPSC sets December deadline for Consumers Energy dam sales

Power struggles shape Michigan’s data center debate

Power struggles shape Michigan’s data center debate
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan’s growing data center industry is facing scrutiny over electricity costs, utility contracts, and local opposition. The debate has important implications for Great Lakes water resources because large facilities can […]
Michigan’s growing data center industry is facing scrutiny over electricity costs, utility contracts, and local opposition. The debate has important implications for Great Lakes water resources because large facilities can […]
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Power struggles shape Michigan’s data center debate
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