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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.
Commentary
Watershed politics unite clean water advocates
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A watershed is also a social structure that can fight EPA cuts and support better infrastructure, regulations
Nearshore
Clean up of Great Lakes hot spots may get one-year reprieve, but supporters fear long term cuts
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The president’s proposed cuts to the GLRI will have severe consequences for the Great Lakes, unless Congress can turn things around.
Echo
Great Lakes scientists team up to track fish with GLATOS
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The Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Systems, or GLATOS, is a network of researchers sharing fish-tracking data from across the Great Lakes basin.
Wildlife
Invasive species gang up on native crayfish
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Invasive mussels and crayfish in the Great Lakes are supporting each other to the detriment of the native crayfish.
Endangered wildlife
Wastewater deadzone kills mussels
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An extreme example in an Ontario river shows these mollusks are more sensitive to pollution than we knew.
Capital News Service
Five-year horse doping lawsuit not over yet
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The case started in 2012 when a horse owned by David Esslin, then a member of the Michigan Horse Pulling Association, tested positive for an illegal substance. He was fined and suspended from the association.
Agriculture
It’s not about the money: Farmers uninterested in renting land for bioenergy crops
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A recent survey showed few farmers were interested in a hypothetical offer to rent land bioenergy crops, even at asking prices far exceeding the typical rental rate of one acre.
Capital News Service
Michigan DNR program helps urban youths better their future
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The DNR hopes the program will give kids from urban areas who aren’t typically exposed to outdoor recreation such as hiking, camping and fishing the chance to experience those options, develop new hobbies and explore career opportunities.
Art
Wilderness guide turns storytelling skills to memoir
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Douglas Wood, author, musician and guide, invites readers on a journey through the wilderness in his new book, “Deep Woods, Wild Waters.”