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.

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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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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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded $7.3 million to remove built-up sediment and install a wave-absorbing stone structure at Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie in Westfield, New York, to […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded $7.3 million to remove built-up sediment and install a wave-absorbing stone structure at Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie in Westfield, New York, to […]

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By Eric Freedman A Michigan man faces trial later this fall on charges of illegally discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, illegally using Coast Guard insignia and impersonating a federal officer.

By Eric Freedman A Michigan man faces trial later this fall on charges of illegally discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, illegally using Coast Guard insignia and impersonating a federal officer.

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A new 66-foot research vessel designed to improve the safety and efficiency of Lake Michigan fisheries research is now in service after being commissioned Wednesday in Charlevoix, Michigan. Read the […]

A new 66-foot research vessel designed to improve the safety and efficiency of Lake Michigan fisheries research is now in service after being commissioned Wednesday in Charlevoix, Michigan. Read the […]

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Lawmakers are advancing a sweeping rewrite of Michigan’s old dam safety law, six years after a catastrophic failure exposed weaknesses in how aging dams are regulated. Read the full story […]

Lawmakers are advancing a sweeping rewrite of Michigan’s old dam safety law, six years after a catastrophic failure exposed weaknesses in how aging dams are regulated. Read the full story […]

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Officials from 11 Ontario communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards.

Officials from 11 Ontario communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards.

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An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was […]

An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was […]

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By Eric Freedman  A company that illegally handled material containing asbestos at an abandoned automotive brake system component plant in Saginaw, Michigan, has been fined $500,000 and placed on probation for two years.

By Eric Freedman  A company that illegally handled material containing asbestos at an abandoned automotive brake system component plant in Saginaw, Michigan, has been fined $500,000 and placed on probation for two years.

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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.

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Four buildings at Western University housing science faculties have been on backup power for six days

Four buildings at Western University housing science faculties have been on backup power for six days

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Anyone with experience on the water is likely aware of how quickly weather can shift. To help boaters and emergency responders track changing conditions on Lake Michigan’s lower Green Bay […]

Anyone with experience on the water is likely aware of how quickly weather can shift. To help boaters and emergency responders track changing conditions on Lake Michigan’s lower Green Bay […]

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