Echo
Proposing phosphorus reduction in Lake Erie
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U.S. and Canadian scientists are proposing new limits on phosphorus pollution to Lake Erie from farm fields and sewage treatment plants.
Land
American elm reintroduction to restore polluted streams
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U.S. Forest Service researchers are calling on the once-abundant American elm to improve soil and water quality along New York’s Finger Lakes streams.
Nearshore
Record rains could produce record algae; farmers gain support for longterm solution
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Michigan official: The problem didn’t happen overnight and won’t get fixed overnight
Nearshore
Farmers gain access to new federal algae-fighting funds
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Farmers from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana will share $17.5 million to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie.
Wildlife
Pollution possible cause of Lake Ontario eel decline
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This long-lived native species is getting cleaner, but its numbers are still kept in check by overfishing, parasites and dams.
Water
Court rules on gravel pit pond status
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The state changed its mind whether a permit is needed to store water treatment residuals there.
Waste
Pennsylvania study finds contaminants in drilling wastewater
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The results showed that ammonium was discharged to rivers at well above the Environmental Protection Agency’s aquatic life criteria.
Water
How an upstream ditch limits downstream algae
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Digging the right kind of ditch to drain farm fields can improve water quality hundreds of miles away.
Water
Capturing the faces of Lake Michigan
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A Milwaukee photographer hit the road with a mobile studio to capture images of people with unique connections to Lake Michigan. Check out our interactive map.
Water
Great Lakes connects Midwest with Middle East in Chicago
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The summit spurs water management discussions and launches an initiative by three regional universities to look at water through a lens of the humanities rather than engineering.