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States including Michigan and Colorado are restricting the ways students can use digital devices in school. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Cellphones in schools – more states are taking action to reduce student distraction without eliminating tech access

More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.
A mom in Ypsilanti, Mich., consoles her son after a defeat in basketball. Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Arab American students and parents see US schools very differently − political tensions are widening the gap

The division matters because Arab Americans are one of the fastest-growing immigrant communities in the US – especially in Detroit, Warren and Dearborn, Mich.
A section of Enbridge’s Line 5 runs along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy via AP

A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

The disputes raise questions about the region’s economy and environment, as well as national priorities over energy, water, climate and Indigenous rights.
This well was contaminated with high levels of PFAS from firefighting foam used at a small airport nearby. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies

PFAS exposure can vary significantly from one community to the next. A close-up view of three Great Lakes states offers some insights for everyone.
The United States’ offshore wind potential isn’t just in the ocean, where these turbines are located, off Rhode Island. John Moore/Getty Images

Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond

States take the lead on regulation of planning, site selection, leasing and other elements of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes, though the federal government has a role as well.

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