Wildlife
PCBs still of concern for Toronto waterfront fish
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But mercury levels are down in some sport fish. Monitoring to continue.
Recreation
Birch bark canoe artists keep Native American tradition afloat
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Native Americans have worked to return what was once merely a souvenir shop item to a craft that is a symbol of individual and community pride,
Waste
DDT cleanup continues for mid-Michigan town
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The latest chapter in the St. Louis contamination saga is that the school athletic grounds, where kids practice football and softball, are being dug up after the discovery that they too are contaminated with DDT.
Wildlife
Pollution possible cause of Lake Ontario eel decline
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This long-lived native species is getting cleaner, but its numbers are still kept in check by overfishing, parasites and dams.
Land
Great Lakes border challenge
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Provide an image illustrating the US/Canada border relationship and we’ll run it in an Echo post.
Recreation
Keeping a diamond green in variable weather
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Lansing Lugnuts head groundskeeper Lenny Yoder explains how he manages to keep the baseball club’s field green and in playable shape while dealing with Michigan’s unpredictable weather.
Water
Logjam report by Indiana journalism, science students yields river cleanup
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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.
Land
Wisconsin farmer accused of cheating federal crop insurance program
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Indictment alleges that documents were falsified including those indicating inability to plant crops that were planted.
Nearshore
From mapmakers to moles, North Shore traces a Superior coast legacy
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A decade of deep archival research and on-the-ground observation lends perspective to a new environmental history in this new book.