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Photo Friday: cloud streams over the Great Lakes
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Here’s what happens when cold air blows across warm water.
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Soils finally recover after decades of acid rain limits
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New research shows signs of decreasing soil acidification after 25 years of Clean Air Act legislation.
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New EPA limits will make difference in Michigan but more may be needed
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Stricter new smog limits by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency may improve air quality, but some regions of Michigan have a long way to go to meet it.
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Smoke on a lake that’s great
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The forests of western Canada and the U.S. aren’t the only ones burning during a drought this year. This image from NASA’s Earth Observatory shows that similar fires in Siberia have produced a smoky trail obscuring parts of Lake Baikal. Burning areas are in red. Lake Baikal is one of the world’s largest lakes. While smaller in area than North America’s Lake Superior, it is far deeper and contains much more water – the most of any lake in the world.
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Insurers not liable in Minnesota farm pollution case
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Health officials had strongly recommended neighbors evacuate their homes due to the extreme odors and emissions from the farm.
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Photo Friday: mammatus clouds
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A photo submission captures the lobe-like mammatus clouds after a Chicago storm.
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Judge fines Indiana company for Clean Air Act crimes
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Prosecutors say company filed false reports after monitoring gauge broke.
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Mr. Great Lakes on lake protection, fishing and renewable energy payoffs
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On tap: Lake Huron commercial fishing, native gardening, clean power goals.
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International Joint Commission seeks air quality comments
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The International Joint Commission seeks public comments by July 31 on its newest air quality progress report, which champions recent efforts to meet emissions targets in the United States and Canada.
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New York company pleads guilty to asbestos violation
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The prosecution said the company failed to inspect asbestos debris and pools of water, comply with pretesting waiting periods, properly calibrate pumps and perform air sampling and decontamination of equipment.