A single pair of the shorebirds nested along the lake last summer for the first time in 60 years. They’re an encouragement to the wildlife managers who are reclaiming the plover’s old habitat.
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Michigan wants lead out of all pipes in 20 years
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New rules would require pipe replacement and reduce the acceptable level of lead in drinking water from 15 parts per billion to 10 parts per billion.
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Former New York paper mill official convicted of Clean Water Act violations
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Michael Ward failed to alert his supervisors at the APC Paper Group mill in Norfolk that the mill was exceeding the maximum daily level of discharges allowed under its state permit.
Fish
Scientists track prehistoric fish with 21st century satellites
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Science using high-tech methods is revealing secrets about a prehistoric fish.
Air
Satellite reveals van Gogh got it right
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Did Mother Nature look over van Gogh’s shoulder for this one? Or is it the other way around?
Fish
Researchers ask public for fish guts and the money to study them
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This citizen science project gives clues on how to better manage Great Lakes fish stocks.
Fish
Saginaw Bay perch populations up against the wall(eye)
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Walleye populations in Lake Huron and the Saginaw Bay have bounced back powerfully, just a few decades after they came close to disappearing. Some scientists worry that perch are paying the price.
Fish
Hurricane recordings point to possible future for Great Lakes monitoring
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Great Lakes researchers hope that year-long recording of underwater sounds near Puerto Rico could lead to similar recording of fish and other watery sounds here.
Forests
Pennsylvania’s forest primeval
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Scenes from Hearts Content in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest.
Art
Book gives voice to Driftless Area artists
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A recent book puts together writings and pictures from the Driftless Area, a unique Midwestern region.
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Duck! Duck! Busted!
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Three Wisconsin duck hunting guides let clients exceed their daily bag limit in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.