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Climate

Strong El Nino will influence Great Lakes water levels

By Marie Orttenburger | November 23, 2015

A winter warmer than the last two will increase evaporation. And precipitation will drop. But experts say many other factors also influence water levels. That makes them hard to predict.

Echo

Researchers eye spread of invasive faucet snails

By Great Lakes Echo | January 14, 2015

The population of the invasive faucet snail is expanding in the Great Lakes.

Water

Underground tank scam threatened water quality

By Great Lakes Echo | December 11, 2014

Two Michigan men pleaded guilty to falsely certifying that aging, defective petroleum tanks did not threaten groundwater.

Nearshore

Scandal and slavery by Lake Minnetonka

By Great Lakes Echo | November 19, 2014

Eric Dregni’s “By the Waters of Minnetonka” sheds light on the region’s rich history of European settlers, wealthy vacationers and scandal.

Water

Photo Friday: Wall that once split contaminated river removed

By Great Lakes Echo | November 14, 2014

A milestone for St. Louis! Construction crews are in the process of removing a metal sheet pile wall from the Pine River near the Velsicol superfund site.

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Farmers, environmentalists at odds over proposed EPA water rule

By Great Lakes Echo | November 12, 2014

In March, the U.S. EPA issued a new rule clarifying its jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. Environmentalists praise it as a way to close loopholes for water polluters, but farm bureaus across the country say it goes too far and could hurt the agricultural industry.

Recreation

Explorers map Great Lakes shipwrecks with lasers, sonar, photo sleds and robots

By Great Lakes Echo | November 11, 2014

High-tech produces high-def views of mysteries of the deep.

Water

Dam failure raises questions for state waterways

By Great Lakes Echo | November 4, 2014

Eighty-eight Michigan dams have a high hazard status. More than 90 percent of state’s dams by 2020 will be older than 50.

Nearshore

Lake Erie isn’t only lake with algae headaches; Lake Ontario also on the hook

By Great Lakes Echo | November 3, 2014

Last summer’s Toledo water woes is a warning to the entire Great Lakes community.

Wildlife

Great Lakes fishery managers need insight on climate change impacts

By Great Lakes Echo | October 30, 2014

It ranks third in their greatest worries, but it has direct implications for the habitat loss and invasive species threats listed above it.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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