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Researchers want invasive aquatic critters out of Great Lakes ballast water

By Claire Moore | October 12, 2020

University of Wisconsin-Superior researchers are trying to figure out how to better regulate teeny-tiny invasive organisms that stow away on large vessels traversing the Great Lakes Basin.

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As toxic algal blooms impact Lake Erie, Michigan sees agriculture as main culprit

By Taylor Haelterman | August 5, 2020

Toxic algae blooming in Lake Erie is creating safety concerns for humans and aquatic life prompting the state of Michigan to work with farmers to reduce the phosphorus levels in field runoff.

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Million dollar grant funds study of Great Lakes aquaculture

By Carin Tunney | July 22, 2020

A million-dollar grant to study aquaculture aims to boost the number of fish farms in the Great Lakes region.

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Michigan Attorney General wants Line 5 shut down until damage is investigated

By Cassidy Hough | June 23, 2020

After an unknown incident caused Enbridge Energy to shut down the east leg of Line 5 last week, Attorney General Dana Nessel has requested that the entire pipeline be temporarily shut down until the damage is investigated further.

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Risks in Michigan’s urban environment

By Andrew Blok | June 1, 2020

This is the second part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

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Scientists to explore mysterious Lake Huron sinkholes

By Carin Tunney | May 29, 2020

The billions of years old microbes found in the sinkholes may hold the secret of how Earth went from inhabitable to habitable, sustaining plant and animal life.

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Eyes in the sky detect Great Lakes harmful algal blooms

By Claire Moore | April 8, 2020

Cyanobacteria can’t grow in the Great Lakes Basin without NASA knowing.

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Rising waters threaten wells, drinking water systems

By Katrianna Ray | March 18, 2020

Four out of the five Great Lakes set water level records for February, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

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Wisconsin tribe recognizes Menominee River rights

By Amelia Cole | March 13, 2020

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin in January asserted that the Menominee River has the right to exist naturally, flourish, evolve, remain unpolluted and carry out its natural ecosystem functions. 

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Invasive mussels clear the water and coat the wrecks at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

By Kurt Williams | February 27, 2020

Lake Huron is now the clearest Great Lake, dethroning Superior from the top spot while shedding new light on shipwrecks in Thunder Bay.

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Catch of the Day

  • Water test: Rending the Great Lakes food web

    The food web in lakes Michigan and Huron has changed in ways that jeopardize age-old fishing traditions and raise questions about how we’ve managed them. Now negotiators are updating a legal settlement that spells out where and how much lake whitefish and lake trout can be harvested. 

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COVID-19

  • Communities welcome return of winter festivals

    By Sammy Schuck Most people may know that festivals attract people to Michigan communities. What most may not know is that festivals and events in the state are an annual $1 billion industry, according to Michigan Festivals and Events Association CEO Mike Szukhent. According to Szukhent, the lack of winter festivals last year “hit hard.” […]

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Podcasts

  • ‘Adopt-a-Forest’ program encourages citizens to clean up public land

    The Adopt-a-Forest program is volunteer-driven and helps people engage with the outdoors and encourages them to keep public lands clean, the state Department of Natural Resources says.

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Photo Friday

  • NASA astronaut captures Belle Isle image from space

    The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

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