How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife

How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder  While health officials urge people to stay indoors due to the smoke draping the Midwest, experts say we should remember that the same polluted air affecting humans also threatens animals.
By Julia Roeder  While health officials urge people to stay indoors due to the smoke draping the Midwest, experts say we should remember that the same polluted air affecting humans also threatens animals.
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How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife

COMMENTARY: Invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Restart Brandon Road project construction.

COMMENTARY: Invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Restart Brandon Road project construction.
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ recent discovery of juvenile invasive carp closer than ever to the Great Lakes sent shockwaves through the region. With the threat to the region’s […]
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ recent discovery of juvenile invasive carp closer than ever to the Great Lakes sent shockwaves through the region. With the threat to the region’s […]
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Researchers investigate harmful effects of Lake Erie algal bloom toxins

Researchers investigate harmful effects of Lake Erie algal bloom toxins
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Researchers with the Great Lakes Center for Freshwaters and Human Health are currently studying the different harmful aspects of algal blooms. The algal bloom in the western basin of Lake […]
Researchers with the Great Lakes Center for Freshwaters and Human Health are currently studying the different harmful aspects of algal blooms. The algal bloom in the western basin of Lake […]
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Researchers investigate harmful effects of Lake Erie algal bloom toxins

9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo

9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo
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Nine U.S. Great Lakes ports have received the 2025 Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. for posting record […]
Nine U.S. Great Lakes ports have received the 2025 Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. for posting record […]
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9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo

Great Lakes initiative diverts 24 million pounds of fish waste from landfills

Great Lakes initiative diverts 24 million pounds of fish waste from landfills
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According to a new report, a regional initiative has diverted 24.3 million pounds of fish byproducts from landfills in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence region. The materials are being converted […]
According to a new report, a regional initiative has diverted 24.3 million pounds of fish byproducts from landfills in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence region. The materials are being converted […]
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Great Lakes initiative diverts 24 million pounds of fish waste from landfills

Howard Tanner, who transformed Great Lakes fishing, dies at age 102

Howard Tanner, who transformed Great Lakes fishing, dies at age 102
Great Lakes Commission
Howard Allen Tanner, the groundbreaking conservationist who revolutionized the fishing landscape of the Great Lakes in the 1960s, has died. As chief of Michigan’s Fisheries Division, Mr. Tanner spearheaded the […]
Howard Allen Tanner, the groundbreaking conservationist who revolutionized the fishing landscape of the Great Lakes in the 1960s, has died. As chief of Michigan’s Fisheries Division, Mr. Tanner spearheaded the […]
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Howard Tanner, who transformed Great Lakes fishing, dies at age 102

Communities and agencies celebrate delisting of Nipigon Bay as an Area of Concern

Communities and agencies celebrate delisting of Nipigon Bay as an Area of Concern
Great Lakes Commission
After nearly four decades of restoration efforts, around 20,000 hectares of western Nipigon Bay, located at Lake Superior’s northernmost point in Ontario, and part of the Nipigon River were removed […]
After nearly four decades of restoration efforts, around 20,000 hectares of western Nipigon Bay, located at Lake Superior’s northernmost point in Ontario, and part of the Nipigon River were removed […]
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Great Lakes Aquarium expansion to boost lake sturgeon restoration

Great Lakes Aquarium expansion to boost lake sturgeon restoration
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The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is expanding its lake sturgeon restoration efforts into a new building and exhibit set to open in fall 2027. Read the full story […]
The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is expanding its lake sturgeon restoration efforts into a new building and exhibit set to open in fall 2027. Read the full story […]
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Great Lakes Aquarium expansion to boost lake sturgeon restoration

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

Milwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling

Milwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling
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A Milwaukee County circuit judge has reversed a lower-court decision in a closely watched Lake Michigan shoreline access case, a ruling that could influence how Wisconsin courts interpret the public’s […]
A Milwaukee County circuit judge has reversed a lower-court decision in a closely watched Lake Michigan shoreline access case, a ruling that could influence how Wisconsin courts interpret the public’s […]
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Milwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling
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