Great Lakes
Invasive mussels clear the water and coat the wrecks at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Lake Huron is now the clearest Great Lake, dethroning Superior from the top spot while shedding new light on shipwrecks in Thunder Bay.
Books
The secret savior of the US and Canada’s shared waters
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Read about the history of the little known International Joint Commission in “The First Century of the International Joint Commission.”
Birds
Microplastics are filling the Great Lakes and birds’ bellies
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Researchers found man-made debris in the stomachs of baby cormorants from both urban and remote areas.
Water
“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards
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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.
contamination
Coal emissions can concentrate radioactivity
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A 2015 Duke University-led study found radioactive contaminants, such as byproducts of uranium and thorium, can be highly concentrated in this ash.
contamination
Illinois coal ash a statewide groundwater threat
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No one region of Illinois is safe from contamination of groundwater from coal ash.
contamination
Michigan power plants monitor groundwater for coal ash contaminants
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For all the care and regulations surrounding coal ash in Michigan, it still leaks from its landfills and ponds into the groundwater, according to a recent report from Environmental Integrity Project.
contamination
Coal ash contamination common across the Great Lakes
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In the Great Lakes region, coal ash polluted groundwater at 73 of 80 monitored sites.
Areas of Concern
Cuyahoga cleanup means it’s safer to eat Cuyahoga fish
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It is one step in a decades long cleanup after the river and its fires helped spark environmental awareness nationwide.
Nearshore
Dogs keep gulls from polluting Great Lakes beaches
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A new study shows that border collies effectively reduced gull populations on beaches.