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Water for Fracking
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In Ohio, there are virtually no limits on how much water drillers may use from local streams for fracking operations. That has environmental groups concerned about water quality impacts the state claims are negligible.
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Research links violence and climate change
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On June 25, President Obama released a comprehensive plan to fight climate change. The plan pointed out that last year was the warmest year on record for our country. While the efforts to fight against climate change continues, researchers seem to have found another reason to prevent climate change: violence. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have found strong linkages between human conflicts and climate change. Joining Current State today to discuss the findings is Solomon Hsiang, the lead author of the research.
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Great Lakes in Jeopardy: The microclimate of Lake Ontario
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Our “Jeopardy in July for Lake Lovers” feature was so popular, we decided to continue posting Great Lakes trivia. Keeping checking back for the answers — and new questions. customer surveys
The answer to the previous question: Phosphorus was the substance addressed in the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
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Bailout or bonus? Friends groups play growing role in life of Wisconsin parks
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State support for Wisconsin’s state parks has slid steadily. General purpose revenue covered 50 percent of their operations in the late 1990s, but only 21 percent today.
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Experts discuss how to invest in nature, Great Lakes
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This two-hour broadcast from Great Lakes Now explores how the natural resources of the Great Lakes basin sustain our way of life.
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Data Watch: Michigan’s top priorities
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Nationwide, there are 1,320 final sites on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority List of waste sites that have released or can release hazardous contaminants. They are either awaiting or undergoing cleanup. Sites can be deleted from the list when “no further response is required to protect human health or the environment,” according to the EPA. Each site is scored through the Hazard Ranking System on a scale from 0-100. The higher the score, the greater threat they represent.
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The regulatory issues unearthed by fracking
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James Clift, policy director at Michigan Environmental Council discusses the environmental issues around fracking, including water usage and methane gas emissions.
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Photo Friday: Snake Island
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Earlier this summer Echo put out a call for Photo Friday submissions, and Terry Heatlie was one of the readers that responded with a photograph taken this July. The photo was captured from the shoreline of Bois Blanc Island in Lake Huron, located southeast of Mackinac Island, Mich. Heatlie, a habitat restoration specialist, pointed out that Snake Island, seen in the horizon, actually appears as a peninsula due to Lake Huron’s low water levels.
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Milwaukee mayor would make a great Great Lakes czar
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Because Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett studies environmental issues and focuses on results over marketing and press releases, he would be an exceptional candidate to lead the vast Great Lakes bureaucracy.
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Wild rice mounts a comeback for culture and ecology
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Once common in Michigan’s rivers and lakes, sizable beds of wild rice have dwindled to less than a dozen, the result of invasive species, higher water levels from dams and lakefront property owners seeking to clear the way for water recreation.