While some may use the term gale loosely to describe strong wind gusts, it actually has a specific meteorological definition from the National Weather Service. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.
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Low-income households consume three times the energy used by middle class families, according to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Beach-dwelling gulls are vehicles for bacteria
A recent study by Central Michigan University professors and students examined ring-billed gull travel patterns at several Lake Michigan beaches in Michigan’s Ottawa and Muskegon counties. Ring-billed gulls travel between populated beaches and human waste sites like landfills and water treatment plants, carrying human pathogens with them. Read the full story by Capital News Service….
Detroit and Toronto among Time Magazine’s “50 Greatest Places”
Two Great Lakes cities are among “The World’s 50 Greatest Places of 2022” as compiled by Time magazine.
Detroit and Toronto made the list along with destinations on all the continents and in outer space. The magazine said the list came from its “international network of correspondents and contributors, with an eye toward those (destinations) offering new and exciting experiences.”
What puts these key Great Lakes cities in such company?
Craig Lake State Park in Marquette gets land gift
The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy has gifted nearly 1,300 acres of pristine highlands wilderness in Marquette County to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to protect the property from degradation and maintain public access. Read the full story by Up North Voice. Read the full story
Report from environmental groups accuses power industry of failing to clean up coal ash dumps
Electric utilities are gradually phasing out coal-burning power plants in Michigan. But environmental groups are warning that some of those power plants are leaving behind a poisonous legacy. Read and listen to the full story by Michigan Radio. Read the full story
COMMENTARY: Toxic pollution in the Great Lakes remains a colossal problem
Despite the ongoing work being done to clean up the Great Lakes since the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed in 1972, the people of the U.S. and Canada have become complacent too soon after the pact’s early success. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News. Read the full story