Author: Clean Technica
Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
Small Detroit parks may offer surprisingly strong cooling, new study finds
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Parks can help Detroit residents beat the summer heat, but not everyone has equal access to them. That is the finding of a new study out of Michigan State University which examined 249 urban parks in Detroit. The goal of the study was to measure how much the parks helped mitigate the […]
Man charged with discharging sewage into Lake Michigan, 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.
Book explores Northern Michigan’s climate haven potential
“This Magnetic North” explores how Northern Michigan’s temperate climate, buffered by the Great Lakes, makes the region a hotspot for climate migration.
Insects offer new hope in Michigan State University’s fight against forever chemicals
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring an unexpected new tool that could reshape how scientists detect so-called forever chemicals in lakes, rivers and wetlands across the Great Lakes. Scientists have discovered that locusts can sniff out PFAS contaminants down to parts per trillion, a level of detection far beyond most conventional sensors. The new […]