Tag: Environment
Report finds pesticide contamination in several Michigan waterways
A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council found contamination from neonicotinoid pesticides exceeding federal standards in Michigan waterways.
Scientists Hack Microbes to Identify Environmental Sources of Methane
UC Berkeley researchers tweaked a key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas. By Robert Sanders Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane — a highly potent greenhouse gas that is warming planet Earth — come … [continued]
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Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tapa Tower Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort announced that its Tapa Tower has been LEED Certified, becoming the first LEED-certified tower within the Park Hotels & Resorts portfolio. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the world’s most widely used green building … [continued]
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Southeast Michigan residents rally against radioactive waste shipments
People in Belleville are asking state lawmakers and the courts to prevent a local waste facility from accepting low-level radioactive waste from the early days of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
I Speak for the Fish: Swiping right on native fish
I Speak for the Fish is a column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS. Check out her previous columns.
There’s a fish project in Northern Michigan that is exciting researchers from around the world.