E. Coli
New tool helps locate water pollution threats from human, animal waste
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It illustrates where bacteria affiliated with agricultural run-off or defective sewer systems is present.
E. Coli
These dogs are welcome at the beach
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They sniff out pollution with the help of high-tech DNA analysis.
Nearshore
Beach funding dwindles
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Michigan received $152,000 in federal grants in 2014 to monitor the cleanliness of its lakes and beaches.
That’s more than $200,000 less than the state was allotted in 2013.
Nearshore
How to beat the Chicago gulls? Don’t let them rebound
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Wildlife researchers cut the population of gulls on Lake Michigan beaches by sterilizing their eggs. The birds tried hatching them instead of laying new ones.
Nearshore
Great Lakes beach ranking disputed
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Great Lakes states once again dominated the bottom of a beach health and safety list released by the Natural Resources Defense Council before July 4 weekend.
But some Great Lakes beach and health experts say the council’s report inaccurately reflects monitoring methods and unfairly interprets state data.
Echo
Belle Isle water prompts concern
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(MI) The Detroit News – There isn’t much that’s tropical about Krystale Houston’s West Detroit neighborhood so, for her, the beach at Belle Isle Park is a real escape. In the summers, she and her friends try to get there every other day or so for swimming and sunning. But depending on which public beach you’re talking about in Metro Detroit, that water gets varying levels of attention from health officials charged with ensuring it’s safe to swim in. And while surrounding governments have compiled years of data on their beaches — telling them which times are most likely to produce E.coli contamination — Detroit’s only public beach at Belle Isle has never been monitored regularly. More