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Michigan maps out 30-year water plan

By WKAR Current State | July 14, 2015

Director of Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes Jon Allan explains the state’s 30 year blueprint for protecting water resources.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on new beach-testing method in Michigan

By Jeff Kart | July 13, 2015

Mr. Great Lakes reports from Bay City, Michigan’s Delta College Q-90.1 FM.

Heavy rains flood Lake Erie
Water

Lake Erie algae forecast is grim

By Karen Schaefer | July 13, 2015

That doesn’t necessarily mean there will be more water shutdowns like the one in Toledo last year.

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Great Lakes Month in Review: phosphorus and diversion

By WKAR Current State | July 8, 2015

Current State’s Great Lakes Month in Review for June looks at reducing phosphorous runoff into Lake Erie and a Wisconsin town that wants to draw its drinking water from Lake Michigan.

Water

Drink a beer, save a lake

By Brooke Kansier | July 2, 2015

Bar, brewery team up for Great Lakes fundraiser.

Water

International agency seeks Great Lakes water protection comments

By Kevin Duffy | June 29, 2015

Submit Great Lakes water protection comments to The International Joint Commission by Tuesday.

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Middle Bass Island, OH

Photo Friday: First entry in U.S. Canadian border challenge

By Kevin Duffy | June 26, 2015

A submission for the Great Lakes border challenge captures a colorful island vista along the Ohio-Ontario border.

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Mr. Great Lakes, Jeff Kart

Mr. Great Lakes on lake protection, fishing and renewable energy payoffs

By Jeff Kart | June 24, 2015

On tap: Lake Huron commercial fishing, native gardening, clean power goals.

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Public service announcement: Be a water watcher

By Brooke Kansier | June 23, 2015

Another water tip from www.currentsmart.org.

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Logjam report by Indiana journalism, science students yields river cleanup

By Brooke Kansier | June 17, 2015

Ball State University students in journalism, telecommunications, geology, natural resources and environmental management collaborated on a report that produced experiential education and $100,000 for river clean-up.

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

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