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John Flesher

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15 Articles

Cities are 'rewilding' as habitat shrinks

In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures into isolated thickets to study Detroit's most elusive residents — coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks among them.
News | December 7th 2022

Fungal disease threatens to wipe out tricolored bats

The northern long-eared and the tricolored are among a dozen North American bats afflicted by white-nose syndrome, which disrupts their crucial winter hibernation.
News | September 13th 2022

As species recover, some threaten others in worst shape

Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine darted overhead, sounding high−pitched, rapid−fire distress calls.
News | August 2nd 2022

Biden pledges $1B to speed clean up of toxins in Great Lakes

Long-delayed cleanup of Great Lakes harbors and tributary rivers fouled with industrial toxins will accelerate dramatically with a $1 billion boost from President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, senior administration officials say.
News, US News, Politics | February 17th 2022

Side benefits of solar installation is helping bees, sheep and crops

Silflower was among native plants that blanketed the vast North American prairie until settlers developed farms and cities. Nowadays confined largely to roadsides and ditches, the long-stemmed cousin of the sunflower may be poised for a comeback, thanks to solar energy.
Race to a Safer World
News | November 4th 2021

Genetic mapping could help restore prized lake trout in the Great Lakes and beyond

Scientists have traced the genetic makeup of lake trout, a feat that should boost efforts to rebuild populations of the prized fish in the Great Lakes and other North American waters, officials said Tuesday.
State Of The Animal
News | August 25th 2021

Keystone XL is dead, but the fight over Canadian oil rages on

The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages on as emboldened environmentalists target other projects and pressure President Joe Biden to intervene.
News | June 10th 2021

Why a rural Minnesota pipeline is a climate battleground

Enbridge describes it as essential for reliable oil supplies in both nations, saying the plan has undergone rigorous environmental permitting and will boost Minnesota's economy. Opponents contend it endangers waterways, violates indigenous treaty rights and abets dependence on fossil fuels that will further overheat the planet.
News, US News, Energy | June 8th 2021

Michigan gives green light on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel permits

Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.
News, US News, Energy, Politics | January 29th 2021
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Judge orders closer look at Great Lakes oil spill plans

A federal judge has ordered a government agency to take a closer look at pipeline company Enbridge's plans for dealing with potential oil spills in the waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan.
News, US News, Politics | April 2nd 2019
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