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		<title>Michigan city continues push to replace thousands of lead water service lines</title>
		<link>https://greatlakesecho.org/2026/09/18/michigan-city-continues-push-to-replace-thousands-of-lead-water-service-lines/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Demonte Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Demonte Thomas 

Most households in Jackson, Michigan, get their water through lead pipes. But the city is making significant progress in changing that, an official said.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shipwrecks: Cultural heritage protection and underwater tombs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyrmyzy Turebayeva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

In a recent article, archaeologist and attorney Ryan Seidemann argues that existing laws do not always provide adequate protection for shipwrecks as cultural heritage sites and underwater burial sites.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Most of Minnesota’s gray wolf pups don’t survive first year, but population remains stable</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyrmyzy Turebayeva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

Only about 30 percent of gray wolf pups survive their first year of life even though the wolf population in the region remains stable, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Invasive carp get closer to Lake Michigan as project to halt their spread is ordered to stop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Barnes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Anna Barnes

Invasive carp are spawning closer to Lake Michigan, but the federal government halted a construction project aimed to stop the fish from spreading without explanation.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Company pays $500,000 fine for asbestos safety violations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Freedman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Eric Freedman 

A company that illegally handled material containing asbestos at an abandoned automotive brake system component plant in Saginaw, Michigan, has been fined $500,000 and placed on probation for two years.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Project uses community input to guide tree planting in disadvantaged areas</title>
		<link>https://greatlakesecho.org/2026/09/13/project-uses-community-input-to-guide-tree-planting-in-disadvantaged-areas/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Demonte Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Demonte Thomas

Shade, cooler temperatures and improved air quality are among the reasons Lansing, Michigan's “Restoring Roots” project is targeting disadvantaged neighborhoods that have historically had less tree cover and greater exposure to heat.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products</title>
		<link>https://greatlakesecho.org/2026/09/12/researchers-working-to-increase-algae-growth-for-use-in-products/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Barnes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Anna Barnes

Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a way to more evenly distribute sunlight in algae cultivation systems, which leads to more algae growth that can be used for sustainable products.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Warning: Leave threatened venomous snake alone</title>
		<link>https://greatlakesecho.org/2026/09/11/warning-leave-threatened-venomous-snake-alone/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Barnes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Anna Barnes

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to stop harassing the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake - the only native venomous snake in the state.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Conservancy group plans new public trail in Ionia Natural Area</title>
		<link>https://greatlakesecho.org/2026/09/10/conservancy-group-plans-new-public-trail-in-ionia-natural-area/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Demonte Thomas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Demonte Thomas 

The Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy will make its Ionia Natural Area Trail available to the public in October.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Researchers release parasitoid wasps to combat invasive beetles</title>
		<link>https://greatlakesecho.org/2026/09/09/researchers-release-parasitoid-wasps-to-combat-invasive-beetles/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Great Lakes Echo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Demonte Thomas 

Michigan State University researchers have launched a long-term effort to combat the invasive scarlet lily beetle, using specialized wasps instead of pesticides to reduce populations of the destructive garden pest.]]></description>
		
		
		
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