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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.
Catch of the Day
Play lake trivia at the lake
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Test your lake knowledge with a new trivia game from University of Wisconsin extension.
environmental politics
New Great Lakes research collaborative eyes funding threats
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The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research will coordinate efforts by federal, international and regional agencies; nine universities and advocacy and policy organizations.
Water
Businesses along Lake Ontario hurt by flooding
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Flooding is consuming Lake Ontario beaches, and businesses are hurting for it.