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Public feedback is open for proposed sea lamprey barrier in Upper Peninsula
The goal of a proposed seasonal sea lamprey barrier is to restrict the invasive species’ spread up the Sucker River in Alger County. Officials are taking public feedback until February 22.
Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.
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Ontario will sever Wasaga Beach park despite 98% disapproval in public comments
Ontario received more than 14,000 comments on the plan to drop provincial protections on a portion of the park, transferring management of endangered plover habitat to the municipality
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Communities, researchers measure ice thickness on the Great Lakes
Researchers want help from ice fishers and others who go onto frozen lakes to collect crucial data, which could improve ice forecasting on the Great Lakes.
Why is it so cold in Michigan right now? The science explained
The extreme weather conditions that are blasting the U.S. this week are a complicated blend of human-caused climate change and natural variability.