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Want An Immersive Vacation Experience? Try An Ecolodge

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The Dominican Republic is a major tourist destination, with free-trade zones appealing to many people who travel there. The landscape is a variety of mountains and forests, resorts and beaches, rustic towns and expanding cities. It has pristine lakes, tropical rainforests, dense vegetation, and even desert-like areas. The country is … [continued]

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Plastic-Free Reuse is No Longer Optional on Campus

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By Alison Cove, Founder and CEO, USEFULL Higher education is a proving ground for innovative ideas, from incubating these ideas to advancing them. They are also hubs for sustainability-driven scholarship and innovation. At the same time, college campuses generate millions of single-use plastic containers every year through dining halls, cafes, … [continued]

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Natural Gas Is Linked With Cancer — Not Wind Power

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When Donald Trump wrongly claimed that wind power turbines cause cancer, he may have been using an old and tired tactic from the Republican playbook, which is to lie or blatantly lie in order to smear something or someone. The goal is to create fear, uncertainty, and doubt. His claim … [continued]

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Trump Is In Violation Of An Injunction That Allows Approved Grant Funds To Flow, Says RI Judge

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Yesterday a Rhode Island federal judge ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stop withholding grant funds to states. Rhode Island US District Chief Judge John McConnell has found President Donald Trump’s administration in violation of a preliminary injunction he issued last month, as reported by WPRI in Providence. … [continued]

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As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out

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As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out

This article is the first in a series called The Great Lakes Promise: Cost, Resilience and Refuge. This series was made possible in partnership between Great Lakes Now and Planet Detroit. 

Bird flu has hit the Great Lakes region hard this winter, killing nearly 5 million birds — including laying hens, ducks and other fowl — in Ohio and Indiana in the past two months.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.