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Perch gone wild: Can drugs prompt a Great Lakes feeding frenzy?
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A new study indicates that certain drugs may make fish hungrier and bolder.
And the impacts could cause significant changes not only to fish but to the entire ecosystem.
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Where’s the Concern? Week Four
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Each week, Great Lakes Echo features a photo story about a different Area of Concern designated by the U.S. or Canadian governments in the Great Lakes basin.
Guess where the area is located, based on the description of the site.
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Current State: Great Lakes dredging
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Lake Michigan and Lake Huron hit record low water levels this month. The receding water causes environmental and economic problems in the Great Lakes Basin. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed a $21 million plan to dredge harbors. Patrick Doran, director of conservation for the Michigan Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and Jon Allan, director of the Office of the Great Lakes, discuss dredging and the future of the Great Lakes’ water levels.
Nearshore
Marsh restoration brings long-missing birds, plants home again
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Clearing an invasive plant choking Lake St. Clair Metropark yielded impressive dividends: Rare birds and plants have returned. Next up: Diversion and treatment of stormwater that has closed a nearby beach.
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Fossil fuels and wind energize Great Lakes shipping
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Two diverse energy sources will help power a Great Lakes shipping revival, according to the Economist. The development of shale gas and oil requires the transportation of heavy extraction equipment, the publication says. And the giant turbines needed to harvest Midwest winds are a popular new cargo. An increase in energy supply that leads to a drop in costs could ramp up other manufacturing and perhaps additional shipping demand. The Economist also credits an expected shipping resurgence to currency fluctuations and removal of certain duties that spur the building of new vessels. The wet blanket?
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Where’s the Concern? Week Three
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Each week, Great Lakes Echo features a photo story about a different Area of Concern designated by the U.S. or Canadian governments in the Great Lakes basin.
Guess where the area is located, based on the description of the site.
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Where’s the Concern? Week Two
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Each week, Great Lakes Echo features a photo story about a different Area of Concern designated by the U.S. or Canadian governments in the Great Lakes basin.
Guess where the area is located. And check out the answer to last week’s feature.
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Where’s the Concern? Week One
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Each week, Great Lakes Echo features a photo story about a different Area of Concern designated by the U.S. or Canadian governments in the Great Lakes basin.
Guess where the area is located, based on the description of the site.
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Are these really the best ski resorts in the Midwest?
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The Midwest’s four best ski resorts are in Great Lakes states, according to Outside Magazine. Here are the publication’s picks:
Best Powder: Mount Bohemia, Michigan
Best Terrain Park: Nub’s Nob, Michigan
Best Nightlife: Afton Alps, Minnesota
Best Escape: Devil’s Head Resort, Wisconsin
You can check out Outside’s reasoning. But we’re willing to bet there may be some disagreement out there. How about it?
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Video: What the Frack?
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This video is among those produced by students at Kent State University’s Stark campus under the direction of biology and journalism faculty.
It is part of a multidisciplinary study of the local environment called OurWaterWebs and based south of Cleveland.