Category: Great Lakes Echo
Suburban Chicago has greater tree canopy inequity than the city, study finds
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
Most Americans live in suburbs and beyond urban centers, but inequities in tree canopy distribution are primarily studied in major cities. However, a new study of the Chicago region found that the highest level of tree canopy inequity was in the suburbs.
Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted
By Alexander Boesch
President Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to consider removing the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species List. If that happens, some Republican state lawmakers want Michigan to authorize a hunting and trapping season.
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.