Poor mixing of nutrients among looming climate change impacts
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A temperature change of 3 to 4 degrees is also big enough to push back annual events, such as bird migrations and the developmental stages of plants, experts say.
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New climate study matches cities to their future selves
Local officials say study could help them prepare their cities for climate change, including planting different species of trees.
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Isle Royale gets historic designation
The National Park Service has put Isle Royale – Minong in Ojibwe – on the National Register of Historic Places. The action formally recognizes centuries of historic legacies of the 400-island archipelago in Lake Superior, including copper mining, fishing, hunting, trapping, recreation and a wide range of uses by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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New technology doesn’t settle old arguments over large dairies
Indiana recently granted a permit to build a large organic dairy about an hour south of Lake Michigan. The operation plans to use a new waste handling system endorsed by billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates. Local environmental groups are skeptical and fear the potential for groundwater contamination.