Farmers, Great Lakes benefit from cover crops
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Cover crops reduce erosion and help prevent nutrient runoff from farms, particularly phosphorus, from making its way to the Great Lakes and creating conditions for algal blooms.
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Great Lakes Echo’s greatest hits of 2018
Reflect on 2018 with us. These are the Echo stories that garnered the most visits, shares and comments in 2018.
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Small streams have large impact on big lake
The 2,800 tributaries emptying into the world’s largest lake may affect its biochemistry and ecology more than people think.
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U.S., Canadian coast guards break ice on shared waters
The economic value of the cargo they helped move last winter is estimated at $875 million.