Nearshore
Clean up of Great Lakes hot spots may get one-year reprieve, but supporters fear long term cuts
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The president’s proposed cuts to the GLRI will have severe consequences for the Great Lakes, unless Congress can turn things around.
Wildlife
Invasive species gang up on native crayfish
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Invasive mussels and crayfish in the Great Lakes are supporting each other to the detriment of the native crayfish.
Water
Learn about Lake Erie through watercolor art
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Artist Ariel Aberg-Riger makes Lake Erie’s story accessible and engaging with a watercolor comic.
Land
Public unhappy with Porcupine Mountains mining
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Highland Copper’s exploratory drilling in the Upper Peninsula has angered many Michiganders.
Echo
Ohio man pleads guilty to dogfighting-related charges
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After getting caught during a long-term investigation, a man from Columbus, Ohio, plead guilty to conspiring to participate in a dogfighting ring.
Water
Great Lakes scientists remind social media they exist
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Some scientists from the Great Lakes area used Twitter to introduce themselves and their work to the public.
Water
Historian turns childhood interest into book on Great Lakes freighters
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The 20th century history of the Great Lakes freighters is tackled and summarized in a new book by Michigan historian Frank Boles.
Land
National Park Service starts keeping track of park disturbances
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The National Park Service is analyzing what impacts park landscapes to help maintain them.
Energy
New wind generators a no-go in the U.P.
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Heritage Sustainable Energy’s missing paperwork gave Schoolcraft County a reason to reject a new wind farm.
Water
Researchers creating warning system for low oxygen water
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Low oxygen water can create problems for Ohio’s water intakes. This new project is looking to help by predicting the movement of the low oxygen water.