On what promises to be a sunny and warm-ish holiday weekend, waters on the Great Lakes will look inviting. They aren’t. Temperatures will mostly hover in the 40s, well below the 70 degree threshold for comfort.
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With lawsuits stalled in Michigan, Nessel seeks Line 5 shutdown in Wisconsin
The attorney general on Wednesday filed a brief in Wisconsin federal court supporting a Native American tribe’s effort to shut down the Line 5 pipeline over fears of a rupture into a river that runs through tribal land.
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Closed trails due to harsh winter in Michigan’s UP parks prompt clean up
Heavy winter storms resulted in eroded trails and fallen trees at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Tahquamenon Falls State Park. Park rangers are now working long hours to finish the repairs for the summer season.
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More fallout from Midland dam failures: blood-sucking parasites in rivers
The Edenville and Sanford dams once blocked invasive lampreys from entering upstream rivers. But the 2020 dam failures provided an opening, and lamprey now threaten native fish. Regulators say they have a plan.
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New NASA satellite helps scientists understand Great Lakes
Mapping currents allows scientists to understand the path pollution takes and maximize the efficiency of boats and vessels.
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Anishinaabe tribes work to save Michigan whitefish
Great Lakes whitefish are in decline, in part because dams block their passage to rivers where they once spawned. Tribal scientists are looking to save a fish of economic and cultural importance.
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Michigan’s pitch to lure new residents: nature, high tech, abortion rights
The state’s affordable housing, beautiful lakes and reproductive rights are some of the selling points Michigan may use in a new ad campaign hoping to convince young professionals to put down roots in the state.
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Michigan floats balloon release ban: Pollution prevention or party pooping?
Balloon debris kills birds and befouls lakes. Are $800 fines the answer?
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Meet the Michigan Magnet Man, finder of lost river trash
The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.
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Opinion | President Biden needs to stand up to Canada, shut down Line 5
Joe Biden is making his first presidential visit to Canada this week. He can be silent no longer as Canada supports the efforts of Enbridge Energy to keep its aging oil and gas pipeline flowing through the Straits of Mackinac.