The mostly intact #ship wreck , which was added to the National Register of #Historic Places in early April, isn’t always visible. The vessel comes in and out of view depending on the cyclical motion of sand in #LakeMichigan .

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#greatlakes #water #ship

From now until September 2025 participants will read Michigan author Sally Cole-Misch’s The Best Part of Us and Ontario author Joanne Robertson’s children’s book, The Water Walker:

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#books #greatlakes #environemnt #canada #bookclub

The #blackswallowtail #butterfly , a native of #Michigan , spends its whole life cycle in the state hibernating as pupa under leaves during winter and hatching in the spring. It can be found in every county of the state. Learn more:
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#greatlakes

The lakes, located near #Ypsilanti in the southeast part of the state, have struggled for decades with phosphorus pollution that spurs #algae growth. The quest for a solution is familiar to #urban lake communities across the #GreatLakes region:

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Human #engineering solves age-old problems each day. But the natural environment has been engineering solutions to solve problems for thousands of years. People are catching on:
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#honey #bees #environment #climatechange #science #michigan #greatlakes

Construction sites, urban stormwater, mining and agriculture are the largest sources of nonpoint source pollution

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#environment #river #michigan #greatlakes

Bird-friendly construction uses patterned glass to make windows visible to #birds . Critics argue that the ordinances impose requirements that are additional or more restrictive than uniform statewide standards.

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#birdwatching #urban #environment

Journalists, filmmakers and environmental advocacy groups examined the urgent need for the news media to evolve its approach to reporting #environment aljustice

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#SEJ2024 #climatechange #communities #journalism #environment

The panel confronted a key issue in #rural reporting - helicopter journalism: a reporter makes quick trips to new towns to extract stories and fails to establish a connection. Read the full story greatlakesecho.org/2024/05/01/rur…

#SEJ2024 #environment #climatechange #journalism #ethics

When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off on expansive recycling reforms in December 2022, she also approved a last-minute amendment allowing chemical recycling to be classified as a legal manufacturing process

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#michigan #greatlakes #environment

The panelists advised journalists to prioritize ethics and empathy to cultivate a sense of shared responsibility for the planet

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#SEJ2024 #environment #reporting #journalism #ethics

The freshwater candidate emphasizes issues like “universal liquid income” and efforts to “make lakes great again”

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#GLOAT #elections #greatlakes #michigan #environment

The contest recognizes exceptional #Michigan collegiate journalism in writing, #photography and digital design

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#journalism #awards #msu #environment

H-2A visas allow farms that are struggling to hire U.S. workers to bring in temporary laborers from other countries

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#immigrants #farms #michigan #greatlakes

Two of the largest watersheds in the U.S., they span state and political boundaries
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#sej2024 #identity #river #greatlakes #journalism #environment #climatechange

One of the many challenges of environmental journalism is making the general public care about animals that are not cute or ecosystems that are obscure

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#SEJ2024 #environment #journalism #climatechane

Experts at a recent Society of Environmental #Journalists conference in #Philadelphia addressed some of these challenges to reimagine a more sustainable system.

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#environment #SEJ2024 #journlaism #climatechange

It’s the third time corn growers have rejected a proposed increase in the last 10 years

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#agriculture #michigan #farmers #corn #greatlakes

A popular spot for #outdoor enthusiasts, historians and even wedding-goers, the park houses over 50 miles of #trails and encompasses over 2,000 protected acres along a stretch of the Wissahickon Creek as it passes through northwest #Philadelphia

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#SEL2024

As a reporter, you can come into communities and truly listen to them without pushing the reporter’s own bias. Learn more:
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#environment #food #local #community #sej2024 #climatechange