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Power plants affect Great Lakes watersheds
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The Great Lakes face harm from overuse, according to a new report from the Great Lakes Commission that explores the connection between energy production and water.
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Michigan bill would change oversight of deer farms
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Two Michigan departments regulate fenced in deer farms.
Some farmers are unhappy with the DNR’s role, and a new bill would make the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development solely responsible for the farms.
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VIDEO: Not your father’s fishery
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Recent Changes in Great Lakes Fisheries
University of Wisconsin Sea Grant fisheries expert Phil Moy explains how the Great Lakes fisheries have changed in the last 25 years. With more invasive species and less phosphorus pollution, Great Lakes fish species face new challenges. With the incoming carp invasion, they’ll face even more. (Featured image: EPA)
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VIDEO: Round gobies and Great Lakes streams
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What Will Round Gobies Do to Great Lakes Streams? The invasive round goby are making their way from the Great Lakes into some Wisconsin streams. The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant takes a look at which streams the fish will invade, how they’ll affect stream ecosystems and what you can do to stop their spread. (Featured image: USGS Great Lakes Science Center)
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Simulated outdoor environments strengthen algal biofuel research
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Algae photo bioreactors are providing algae researchers a controlled environment to study algae and see which kinds could someday fuel a car.
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VIDEO: Hear the story behind homemade “chow chow relish” at the Flint Farmer’s Market
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Ardella Lee sells her chow chow relish – made from an old family recipe – at the Flint Farmer’s Market in Flint, Mich. Watch the video below to hear her talk about the chemical-free relish and how she remains spry at 84 years old. This video was filmed and edited by Alyssa Firth
(Feature photo: sarrazak6881 via Flickr)
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More contaminants may be added to Great Lakes fish consumption advisories
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Great Lakes officials are examining risks of contaminants not covered under current fish consumption advisories.
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Federal rural clean energy program faces large cut
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A federal program that has spurred clean energy projects throughout the Great Lakes region is facing a huge cut this week as Congress finalizes the budget for next year.
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Michigan buys chunk of land in the Upper Peninsula
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Kayakers, rafters, hunters, anglers and birders rejoice – the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has purchased 2,354 acres of Upper Peninsula beauty and is granting you access. The land, located near the border of Michigan and Wisconsin, was purchased from the Wisconsin Electric Power Company for $2,534,400 with money from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and DNR Land Exchange Facilitation Fund. It’s divided into two parcels — Piers Gorge and Quiver Falls. There are almost 10 miles of access to the Menominee River within the parcels. Quiver Falls is adjacent to the Menominee River Natural Resource Area, a 4,450-acre parcel managed by Michigan and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources.