Nearshore
Mr. Great Lakes: Dragonflies, beach wellness, Farm Bill help
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Mr. Great Lakes explains new Great Lakes help from the 2014 Farm Bill and the search for an endangered dragonfly. More from Jeff Kart here.
Nearshore
Leaky sewer pipes could export viruses to lakes
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A Milwaukee scientist who has found sewage migrating from old pipes through soil and into the stormwater lines that drain to lakes or streams says the problem is likely to occur in cities nationwide.
Beaches
Extreme precipitation closes beaches, endangers health
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Even after all of the snow Michigan received this winter is gone and melted, it could still find a way to impact people’s summer plans.
Nearshore
Photo Friday: Crystal clear Lake Superior
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Tired of all those ice-choke pictures of Lake Superior. Here’s a view from warmer times. This picture of Lake Superior was taken by Tim Trombley in the summer of 2013. The remarkably clear water might be nearly invisible if it weren’t for the ripples of the waves. We’re always open to viewer submissions for our Photo Friday series, so feel free to message us on Facebook or Twitter, or send an email to greatlakesecho@gmail.com.
Nearshore
Michigan longterm beach water quality declines
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Beach closure data shows improvement in the short term. A recent study of sediments indicate that in the longterm water quality has declined.
Nearshore
Cottages, invasive species, landscape fuel Lake Huron algae
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Lined along Lake Huron’s Canadian coast stand beach cottages and vacationers… and green globs of algae.
Nearshore
Beach funding dwindles
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Michigan received $152,000 in federal grants in 2014 to monitor the cleanliness of its lakes and beaches.
That’s more than $200,000 less than the state was allotted in 2013.
Nearshore
Restoring Lake Erie’s largest wetland
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The Nature Conservancy has a five-year restoration of Erie Marsh now underway.
Nearshore
Feds could revoke Michigan’s wetland authority
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Michigan is one of only two states that have the authority to regulate wetlands.
Recently the Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing to determine if Michigan’s environmental standards for wetland management meet federal benchmarks.
Nearshore
Recent gain in Great Lakes coastal wetlands shadows impending losses, experts warn
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The Great Lakes region gained 13,000 acres of coastal wetlands from 2004-09, due to low lake levels – and experts warn that this gain may obscure much larger, longer-term losses that are likely to continue.