Environmental justice advocate: Everything isn’t alright — engage
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Water privatization has the potential to impact everyone, not just thousands of poor people who have had their water shut off in Detroit.
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Water: What motivates us to care?
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We need to encourage water conservation and support its treatment and distribution.
Elected officials don’t see a political future in telling constituents to use less and pay more for it.
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How should Great Lakes cities tap their water wealth?
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Detroit and Milwaukee are luring businesses with water. Could it boost economies?
Can discounted water rates and investment in water technologies transform the region?
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Is this dead zone technique more acceptable for thwarting carp invasion?
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They are deadly for aquatic life and take years of pollution to develop, yet dead zones can be created in a flash by bubbling nitrogen through a lake. Are they a solution for invading carp?
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Michigan natives plan artist residency on Superior’s remote Rabbit Island
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When Rob Gorski bought a Lake Superior island on Craigslist he wanted to combine conservation with artistic creativity.
Take an ecofriendly Great Lakes break
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By Nicole LaChance
Between gas and fast food, a relaxing retreat can be hard on the planet. You can help by bringing a refillable water bottle and buying snacks in bulk before leaving. Other tips for eco-vacations are at the Michigan Green Lodging page or The International Ecotourism Society. Some Great Lakes getaways try to ease the planet’s burden and provide fun for travelers. A few eco-friendly vacation ideas in the region:
Candlelite Inn Bed & Breakfast
Location: Ludington, Mich.
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Sprawl, climate change, carp control hinder Chicago sewer solution
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When more than two inches of rain falls in the Chicago area, the deluge flowing into storm sewers mixes with the wastewater from homes and businesses. Often there is more water than the metropolitan area’s treatment plants can handle, so the excess is discharged untreated into the Chicago River and its connected waterways. Such Combined Sewer Overflows — CSOs – are common in Chicago and many other U.S. cities where storm water and municipal wastewater are funneled into the same aging combined sewer pipes. Milwaukee and other cities discharge CSOs into Lake Michigan. The discharges include high levels of bacteria, parasites, viruses, toxic metals including copper and cadmium, nutrient pollutants including phosphorus, and suspended solids.
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Future of Michigan automated water permit tool in doubt
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The award-winning online tool quickly assesses if a proposed water withdrawal harms aquatic life or requires a permit.
But funding for the program is eroding.
Farmers, the largest group of users, are exempt from the fees that support it.
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Program with Wisconsin roots fosters love of outdoors among women nationwide
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Twelve women line up, bows in hand. At the chirp of a whistle, they pick up their arrows, draw their bowstrings, and hit their targets with loud thwacks.
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Researchers study how climate change chases fish from streams
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Facing an inhospitable habitat, fish have to move or die, says Bryan Pijanowski of Purdue University. “Some of the fish live in aquatic systems that are completely compartmentalized – they’re dammed off,” he says. “So they can’t move.”