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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on two new invasives, conservation and environmental permits

By Jeff Kart | September 14, 2015

Jeff Kart talks new aquatic invaders in Michigan, a Fall Conservation Summit and a new process to obtain environmental permits.

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Echo’s King Solomon hits air waves

By David Poulson | September 10, 2015

Wilson on Waukesha.

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Waukesha’s drinking problem causes regional hangover

By Gary Wilson | September 4, 2015

When no water means some water, it’s time to make a deal.

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The dune is moving! The dune is moving!

By Eric Freedman | September 1, 2015

Climate change among the factors implicated in the shifting sands of Lake Michigan’s Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Lake Erie algal bloom. July 28, 2015
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EPA app targets mobile algae forecasting

By Brooke Kansier | August 31, 2015

New EPA app maps algal blooms to warn water managers, help control health risks and educate the public.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on new carbon regulation and proposed water conservation

By Jeff Kart | August 25, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes tackles new federal carbon regulations, Michigan water strategies and smart rain gardens.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on top water trails, Midwest Birding Symposium

By Jeff Kart | August 18, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes (Jeff Kart) reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM. This week, Jeff Kart discusses the top 11 water paddling trails in Michigan and the upcoming Midwest Birding Symposium in Bay City, Michigan. Text available at Mr. Great Lakes.

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Mr. Great Lakes on restoration and septic systems

By Jeff Kart | August 11, 2015

Jeff Kart discusses newly funded Great Lakes grants, native fish passage and Michigan septic systems.

toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie
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Lake Erie algae blooming fast

By Karen Schaefer | August 3, 2015

NOAA-predicted algae bloom could be second worst in Lake Erie, but it doesn’t necessarily mean there will be another water shutdown.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on restoration report to Congress and waterfowl festival

By Jeff Kart | July 31, 2015

Jeff Kart talks the Great Lakes Initiative Report to Congress and the President, and the Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival this weekend.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

  • Michigan’s water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done

    By Clara Lincolnhol The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.

  • Mussels in a green net.
    Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

    By Ada Tussing To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

  • Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

    By Clara Lincolnhol Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

  • Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

    By Eric Freedman Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

  • The cover of “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project." The cover is moose antlers on the ground.
    Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list 

    By Eric Freedman   Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.

  • A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
    Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

    By Joshua Kim Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

  • What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

    By Victoria Witke Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

  • Scientists update geological map of northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula 

    By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva The U.S. Geological Survey has began large-scale low-level airplane flights over Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin to obtain high-resolution data on subsurface mineral structures and bedrock composition. The data will be used to create two- and three-dimensional maps to better understand the geological structure at depths of about 10,000 feet.

  • ‘Refusal is insisting on your own terms’: Indigenous activism in the Midwest

    By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira “Indigenous Activism in the Midwest: Refusal, Resurgence and Resisting Settler Colonialism” explores how Dakota and Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota continue their relationships to the land and challenge dominant settler narratives about ownership, belonging and identity.

  • Cannabis workers are developing job-related asthma and some have died, study says

    By Clara Lincolnhol New research says workers picking, grinding and packaging cannabis are developing workplace-related asthma, and two deaths have occurred so far.

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