Water
Lake Superior cleanup threatened by Trump cuts
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Part of Great Lakes Today’s series on how the Great Lakes will be affected by the Trump Administration’s budget priorities.
Catch of the Day
Play lake trivia at the lake
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Test your lake knowledge with a new trivia game from University of Wisconsin extension.
environmental politics
New Great Lakes research collaborative eyes funding threats
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The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research will coordinate efforts by federal, international and regional agencies; nine universities and advocacy and policy organizations.
Water
Businesses along Lake Ontario hurt by flooding
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Flooding is consuming Lake Ontario beaches, and businesses are hurting for it.
Catch of the Day
VIDEO: Why does it take so long to reduce the level of Lake Ontario?
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The International Joint Commission is increasing outflows from a dam in hopes of lowering Lake Ontario water levels. How long will it take to make a difference?
dam
Two species – one to preserve, one to control – challenge removal of dam on Michigan’s Grand River
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The Sixth Street Dam in Grand Rapids used to be a valuable tool in log transportation, but its planned removal now poses an environmental risk by endangering snuffbox mussels and potentially allowing the invasive sea lamprey to spread.
Podcasts
Lake Ontario, Montreal are flooded. Can this dam help?
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Property owners along Lake Ontario’s shores hope a dam can help curtail flooding.
Homepage Featured
This dam removal tool moves data rather than cement
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Dam removal is on an upward trend. A new tool helps to figure out which should go first.
Homepage Featured
Old dams threaten downstream life
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Aging dams in high-hazard locations have the potential to do great harm to the environment and to human life.
Water
Another clean-up for Mother Nature
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Governments might be phasing out the use of microbeads, but nothing but time will remove the problem from the environment.