Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds

Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.
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Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds

Bald eagles help scientists map ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes region

Bald eagles help scientists map ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Echo
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Bald eagles are helping scientists uncover where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination may be coming from across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Bald eagles are helping scientists uncover where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination may be coming from across Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region.
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Bald eagles help scientists map ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes region

Insects offer new hope in Michigan State University’s fight against forever chemicals

Insects offer new hope in Michigan State University’s fight against forever chemicals
Great Lakes Echo
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring an unexpected new tool that could reshape how scientists detect so-called forever chemicals in lakes, rivers and wetlands across the Great Lakes. Scientists have discovered that locusts can sniff out PFAS contaminants down to parts per trillion, a level of detection far beyond most conventional sensors. The new […]
Researchers at Michigan State University are exploring an unexpected new tool that could reshape how scientists detect so-called forever chemicals in lakes, rivers and wetlands across the Great Lakes. Scientists have discovered that locusts can sniff out PFAS contaminants down to parts per trillion, a level of detection far beyond most conventional sensors. The new […]
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Wisconsin establishes first-ever PFAS awareness week

Wisconsin establishes first-ever PFAS awareness week
Great Lakes Commission
Wisconsin held its first-ever PFAS Awareness Week Sept. 21–25 to educate residents about the risks posed by “forever chemicals” and efforts to reduce contamination. The state is preparing to distribute […]
Wisconsin held its first-ever PFAS Awareness Week Sept. 21–25 to educate residents about the risks posed by “forever chemicals” and efforts to reduce contamination. The state is preparing to distribute […]
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Wisconsin establishes first-ever PFAS awareness week

Water quality monitoring continues after plastics factory catches fire

Water quality monitoring continues after plastics factory catches fire
Great Lakes Commission
State and local agencies are continuing to monitor and clean up contamination from the 2025 East Jordan Plastics fire in South Haven, Michigan, focusing on plastic debris and potential pollutants […]
State and local agencies are continuing to monitor and clean up contamination from the 2025 East Jordan Plastics fire in South Haven, Michigan, focusing on plastic debris and potential pollutants […]
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Water quality monitoring continues after plastics factory catches fire

Buffalo Water Board sues 17 companies over alleged PFAS contamination in Lake Erie

Buffalo Water Board sues 17 companies over alleged PFAS contamination in Lake Erie
Great Lakes Commission
The Buffalo Water Board is suing 17 companies it accuses of contributing to PFAS contamination in Lake Erie, alleging chemicals used in firefighting foam have polluted the water supply serving […]
The Buffalo Water Board is suing 17 companies it accuses of contributing to PFAS contamination in Lake Erie, alleging chemicals used in firefighting foam have polluted the water supply serving […]
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Buffalo Water Board sues 17 companies over alleged PFAS contamination in Lake E…

EPA reaches agreement to further contain Gelman Plume

EPA reaches agreement to further contain Gelman Plume
Great Lakes Commission
The Environmental Protection Agency has come to a new agreement with Gelman Sciences, LLC, for the treatment and containment of the Gelman Plume, a massive underground contamination plume of 1,4-dioxane […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has come to a new agreement with Gelman Sciences, LLC, for the treatment and containment of the Gelman Plume, a massive underground contamination plume of 1,4-dioxane […]
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EPA reaches agreement to further contain Gelman Plume

Lake Superior College hosts PFAS open house as investigation expands

Lake Superior College hosts PFAS open house as investigation expands
Great Lakes Commission
Lake Superior College held a public open house to discuss an expanding investigation into PFAS “forever chemical” contamination at its firefighting training center in Duluth, Minnesota, where previous testing found […]
Lake Superior College held a public open house to discuss an expanding investigation into PFAS “forever chemical” contamination at its firefighting training center in Duluth, Minnesota, where previous testing found […]
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Lake Superior College hosts PFAS open house as investigation expands
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