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Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal | Great Lakes Now

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Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Environmental advocates have long focused on how coal harms the climate and environment.

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Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit? | Great Lakes Now

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Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.

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