A firefighting foam has been linked to a group of chemicals known to be harmful to infants, toddlers and pregnant women. But it is still kept on hand because firefighters say they don’t have effective alternatives.
Water
A conversation with the kayakers paddling the perimeter of Lake Superior
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Jim Bailey of Infosuperior spoke with four kayakers who are paddling the perimeter of Lake Superior, and cleaning up beaches, collecting microplastics samples and sauna-hopping along the way.
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What’s in your Great Lakes brew?
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Microplastics detected in the suds of microbrews.
Algae
Scientists expect Lake Erie’s 2018 algae bloom to be “significant”
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Charter boat captain says business is down by 25 percent.
Catch of the Day
Are invasive mussels helping the Great Lakes?
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Michigan State University researchers say invasive quagga mussels are actually doing some good.
Water
Great Lakes teachers sail away on a cruise, but it’s not a tropical vacation
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Fifteen teachers, several from New York State, sailed off Monday morning on research vessel called The Lake Guardian.
lighthouses
Lighthouse keepers shift attention to empty nesters, modern marketing
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Faced with the challenge of aging enthusiasts, Great Lakes lighthouse keepers shift gears to attract younger audiences of lighthouse lovers.
Great Lakes history
Iconic Michigan lighthouse launches ambitious renovation to ready for overnight stays
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How would you like to spend the night in a 1950s-style offshore lighthouse with no land in sight?
Water
A Great Lakes tragedy: growing up near a toxic harbor
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Author reflects on toxic sites ten years after seminal book.
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Researchers evaluate ways to keep plastic pollution out of Great Lakes
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They examined strategies for keeping plastic cigar tips, water bottles and bags from harming water quality.
Water
Volunteer water monitoring program seeks new support
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Unless the Michigan legislature passes the governor’s proposed landfill fee bump, a program that’s recruited volunteers to test streams and lakes for 40 years will be terminated in 2019.