Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

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Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

$37 million dedicated to algal research in Ohio

$37 million dedicated to algal research in Ohio
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Ohio Sea Grant has released the 2025 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI). Created in the aftermath of the 2014 Toledo water crisis, HABRI […]
Ohio Sea Grant has released the 2025 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI). Created in the aftermath of the 2014 Toledo water crisis, HABRI […]
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$37 million dedicated to algal research in Ohio

How much ice is on the Great Lakes? Cold weather boosts coverage

How much ice is on the Great Lakes? Cold weather boosts coverage
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As of this Tuesday, 25.08% of the Great Lakes were ice-covered, with Lake Erie recording the most ice at 76.57%., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes […]
As of this Tuesday, 25.08% of the Great Lakes were ice-covered, with Lake Erie recording the most ice at 76.57%., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes […]
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How much ice is on the Great Lakes? Cold weather boosts coverage

River Institute scientist profiled in special edition of Canadian Geographic

River Institute scientist profiled in special edition of Canadian Geographic
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The Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist of the River Institute is featured in a in a special edition of Canadian Geographic magazine celebrating individuals working to understand and protect […]
The Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist of the River Institute is featured in a in a special edition of Canadian Geographic magazine celebrating individuals working to understand and protect […]
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River Institute scientist profiled in special edition of Canadian Geographic

Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows

Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows
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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira

A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.

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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira

A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.

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Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows

UToledo Ecologists Lend Research Support to Sturgeon Reintroduction Efforts

UToledo Ecologists Lend Research Support to Sturgeon Reintroduction Efforts
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An incidental catch of a lake sturgeon is rare. But it’s less of an angler’s tall tale than it once was, thanks to a collaborative effort to bring this legendary […]
An incidental catch of a lake sturgeon is rare. But it’s less of an angler’s tall tale than it once was, thanks to a collaborative effort to bring this legendary […]
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UToledo Ecologists Lend Research Support to Sturgeon Reintroduction Efforts

PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are dropping, study finds

PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are dropping, study finds
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A new study published last month in the Journal of Great Lakes Research shows that PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are on the decline as manufacturers have phased out […]
A new study published last month in the Journal of Great Lakes Research shows that PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are on the decline as manufacturers have phased out […]
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PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish are dropping, study finds

Lake Erie is nearly frozen over: Could it hit a rare full freeze?

Lake Erie is nearly frozen over: Could it hit a rare full freeze?
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Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory show Lake Erie’s ice coverage surged from under 2% on January 14 to nearly 85% by January […]
Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory show Lake Erie’s ice coverage surged from under 2% on January 14 to nearly 85% by January […]
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Lake Erie is nearly frozen over: Could it hit a rare full freeze?

LSSU’s Great Lakes research boosted by $3 million gift

LSSU’s Great Lakes research boosted by $3 million gift
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Lake Superior State University is expanding its Great Lakes research capacity through a $3 million donation to support the university’s Center for Freshwater Research and Education in Sault Ste. Marie, […]
Lake Superior State University is expanding its Great Lakes research capacity through a $3 million donation to support the university’s Center for Freshwater Research and Education in Sault Ste. Marie, […]
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LSSU’s Great Lakes research boosted by $3 million gift
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