Data centers are on the minds of the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers, Sept. 19 is the biggest day for Adopt-a-Beach action, plastics are one of the top finds during beach cleanups.

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July 2026 was the warmest month on record for the contiguous United States, four local foundations are supporting a new Lake Huron Environmental Research Center near Saginaw Bay, and Michigan is home to a rare rattlesnake called the eastern massasauga.

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A Michigan study funded by NASA aims to help people better protect themselves from wildfire smoke, changes are coming to managed hunting operations at state wildlife game areas, and there are ten times more orchids of a rare variety than previously known.

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The Green Energy Neighbors program connects homeowners considering efficiency and energy improvements with people who have already made them. Nearly 100 parcels are going to auction in August, including river and lake frontage, and forested land. Former members of climate.gov have started climate.us.

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The Surfrider Foundation has dubbed July 5 as the Dirtiest Beach Day of the Year, a recent Huffington Post story rounds up "The Rudest Things You Can Do At The Beach," and Audubon Great Lakes is cheering about money for wetlands in Michigan’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

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See how the Great Lakes influence local weather and regional climate. At last check, Bay County hasn't had any reported summer bat roosts this year. And solar is seeing a summer surge.

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Walleye is now the most-harvested species in the Great Lakes and some beach safety tips as we head into summer.

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The Callery pear tree is among six species added to Michigan’s official list of invasive plants and World Otter Day was celebrated this week.

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The U.S. Coast Guard is using autonomous Saildrones on the Great Lakes. As gas prices rise, so do electric vehicle sales. Beach wellness is a couple of weeks away.

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Michigan United Conservation Clubs is being dissolved after nearly 90 years of advocacy. AI may be a crystal ball for weather forecasting. Pink salmon may be on the dinner menu but they’re also considered invasive in the Great Lakes.

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