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Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters
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Researchers found 56 chemicals – including cocaine – at trace amounts in 47 of 50 Minnesota lakes, including many in relatively pristine parts of the state.
Nearshore
Experts discuss health of Great Lakes beaches
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This is the second of four Great Lakes Now broadcasts exploring the major environmental challenges facing the Great Lakes and produced by Detroit Public Television and The Nature Conservancy. It looks at the safety and health of the beaches, low lake levels and the threats of E. Coli, sewage and algae. The special features two panel discussions hosted by MiWeek‘s Christy McDonald. Panel 1: How Safe Are Our Beaches? Katherine Kahl, Ph.
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Endocrine disrupters: What can I do?
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By Kate Golden
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Advice from experts. To limit BPA exposure, be careful with plastics used with food. Heat food in glassware and carry stainless steel bottles. Discard scratched plastic, and don’t buy used plastic containers. Consider eating less canned food, since can liners may contain BPA.
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Minnow reveals wastewater’s toxic effects
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The fathead minnow is to aquatic toxicology what mice and rats are to drug trials.
Minnesota researchers used it recently to explore the effects of exposure to the effluent streams from wastewater treatment plants.
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Changing landscape creates uncertain future for Lake Superior
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Forests along the North Shore of Lake Superior are dying. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources blame climate change. Other factors include invasive plant species and an abundant whitetail deer population.
Climate
Disappearing ice spells uncertain future for Lake Superior
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Drastic ice loss on the Great Lakes over the past 40 years could have a negative impact on them. Less ice can cause lower water levels, shoreline erosion, more snow and an increase in water temperature.
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Warnings about eating fish fail to reach people most at risk
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People of color eat a lot of locally-caught fish for economic and cultural reasons. A 2012 survey of more than 1,700 Great Lakes anglers found that 61 percent of whites said they followed fish consumption advisories. Half of non-whites said they did.
