When a dam across the St. Regis River in Upstate New York was removed late last year, the Mohawk people that live there saw it as an opportunity to reclaim the land and use it to express their culture and heritage.
The Buzz
Underwater photographer captures forgotten stories beneath Great Lakes
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Becky Kagan Schott recently shared video footage from her excursions into the depths of the Great Lakes.
Podcasts
Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead
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There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes. According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan, there are over 6,000 shipwrecks in the lakes – and an estimated 30,000 lives lost.
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House panel approves $300 million for Great Lakes
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Despite a White House proposal to eliminate $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the House Appropriations Committee voted late Tuesday to fully fund the program through September 2018.
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Building virtual waterworks with this game could lead to improving the real thing
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Players build water systems while challenged by pollution, runaway growth, drought and mismanagement. Designers hope to will improve understanding of and support for a system largely out of sight and taken for granted.
Water quality
Can’t fix waterworks without knowing how water works
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Few people can depict how water gets to the tap and where it goes after it hits the drain, an ignorance that requires a disaster to generate support to upgrade an aging system of pipes and treatment.
Water
Binational report gives Lake Erie a bad review
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The Canada-United States Collaboration for Great Lakes Water Quality says Lake Erie’s general health is in poor condition and deteriorating.
Podcasts
Could Flint River Revitalization Turn the Tide?
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The Flint River was once the site of buzzing auto factories and tranquil parks. Urban planners are hoping a new project will bring people back to the river once again.
Water
Trump budget hurts dam removal near Lake Huron
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Many dams in Michigan are falling apart. The damage they can do could be expensive, but safe removal is going to require funding the Trump Administration’s 2018 budget wants to take away.
Water
Lake Superior cleanup threatened by Trump cuts
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Part of Great Lakes Today’s series on how the Great Lakes will be affected by the Trump Administration’s budget priorities.