Minnesota county views food waste as a resource
2020-04-14
Food waste is a resource, not trash in Minnesota’s Hennepin County.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/14/minnesota-county-views-food-waste-as-a-resource/
Many university students don’t qualify for COVID aid
2020-04-06
If they are between 16 and 24 and their parents claim them as dependents, they don't qualify for any check - including the $500 their parents get for younger dependents. Lawmakers are looking for a fix while some college students call foul.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/06/many-university-students-dont-qualify-for-covid-aid/
Michigan residents want to save and spend stimulus checks
2020-04-03
Whether you decide to save or spend your stimulus check will impact the economic recovery from the COVID-19 disaster. Some Michigan residents want to save it for tougher times, pay off debt, buy stuff or invest in bitcoin.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/03/michigan-residents-want-to-save-and-spend-stimulus-checks/
Remembering the UP’s break-away movement
2020-04-02
The time was the 1970s, when many Yoopers believed that the push to strengthen national and state environmental laws posed an economic threat to the U.P., especially its mining, lumbering and agricultural industries.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/02/remembering-the-ups-break-away-movement/
Comparing actions by Great Lakes states and spread of COVID-19
2020-04-01
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Bridge compares when the region took measure to limit the spread of COVID-19 and the number of cases in some Great Lakes states. The Michigan-based nonprofit news service reports: "Epidemiologists warn that it’s too early in the crisis to make conclusions, but some experts wonder if Michigan’s caseload would be different if public officials moved faster in the early days of the outbreak."
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/04/01/comparing-actions-by-great-lakes-states-and-spreat-of-covid-19/
MSU researcher merges science with Native American tradition
2020-03-30
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Jared Gregorini doesn’t see ancient Native American spirituality as incompatible with modern science. In fact, he believes in mixing the two together.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/03/30/msu-researcher-merges-science-with-native-american-tradition/
Tough talk from a tough generation
2020-03-26
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In: Echo
Echo tasked a group of young reporters with asking members of their grandparents' generation how they are coping with the coronavirus. We wondered how it compares to the significant social disruptions they've already weathered during their lifetimes.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/03/26/tough-talk-from-a-tough-generation/
Ontario’s origins lead to land use disputes
2020-03-23
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In: Echo
Southern Ontario's population is growing rapidly, pitting suppliers of sand, rock and gravel against citizens’ concerned about the impact urban sprawl and aggregate extraction have on the environment.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/03/23/ontarios-origins-lead-to-land-use-disputes/
Environmental journalism students recognized in Michigan College Better Newspaper Contest
2020-03-16
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Great Lakes Echo reporters were recognized for exceptional work by the Michigan Press Association.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/03/16/environmental-journalism-students-recognized-in-michigan-college-better-newspaper-contest/
Drone businesses become more specialized
2020-03-12
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Many drone pilots who started a business to provide photo and video services to clients of all types now are specializing.
Great Lakes Echo
http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/03/12/drone-businesses-become-more-specialized/
Partisan divide widens over environmental policy priorities
2020-03-09
A growing proportion of Americans see environmental protection and global climate change as policy priorities, while worries about the economy are shrinking, a new national survey says.
Great Lakes Echo
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GreatLakesEcho/~3/D9HX6OJrrR8/