A new map by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources identifies where the Ohio Lake Erie coast could be lost to erosion over the next 30 years. Areas predicted to erode more than 11 feet are designated.

Give us a hand identifying those reporting on environmental issues in the Great Lakes region for a survey leading to ways to improve global climate change understanding.

Scientists have identified a new weapon to ward off two troublesome Great Lakes invaders: A bacterium strain that destroys their guts. It could be an alternative to chlorine and other chemical treatments.

Ski areas are major energy users when keeping buildings warm, making snow and operating lifts.

To address these issues, some Michigan ski areas are making environmental choices inspired by a global trend in eco-tourism.

Carbon monoxide poisoning causes 400 deaths a year nationwide.

In Michigan the death rate is declining.

Experts say that may be because of better detection of the deadly gas associated with malfunctioning furnaces.

A new invasive fly has Michigan researchers working to protect next season’s fruit crop.

Almost $20,000 of federal money went to Michigan State University for early detection and rapid response of the spotted wing drosophila.

Larry Lankton tracks the birth, boom and bust of the industry that once dominated the nation’s copper production. Gary Kaunonen focuses on the immigrants from Finland whoworked in the mines, and the strife between labor and management.

An invasive species of algae is threatening to disrupt the ecological balance in Michigan lakes and waterways.

It’s a form of seaweed called starry stonewort.

It can increase the potential for winterkill when lakes freeze over because the algae take up oxygen that fish need to survive.

The technique renewed controversy over the adequacy of government attempts to keep the voracious invaders out of the Great Lakes.

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