Shorewood Nature Preserve restoration project aims to protect Lake Michigan shoreline

Shorewood Nature Preserve restoration project aims to protect Lake Michigan shoreline
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A two-year restoration effort is getting underway at Shorewood Nature Preserve in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where volunteers and community groups are working to protect native habitat, improve public access and preserve […]
A two-year restoration effort is getting underway at Shorewood Nature Preserve in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where volunteers and community groups are working to protect native habitat, improve public access and preserve […]
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Aquifer breach occurs on Enbridge’s Line 5 in northern Wisconsin

Aquifer breach occurs on Enbridge’s Line 5 in northern Wisconsin
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Enbridge is responding to an aquifer breach that occurred last week on a $1 billion project to reroute its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin. Read the […]
Enbridge is responding to an aquifer breach that occurred last week on a $1 billion project to reroute its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin. Read the […]
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Aquifer breach occurs on Enbridge’s Line 5 in northern Wisconsin

New book club explores mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks

New book club explores mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks
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This fall, the Wisconsin Water Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are teaming up to launch an online book club focused on Great Lakes shipwrecks and maritime history. The book […]
This fall, the Wisconsin Water Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are teaming up to launch an online book club focused on Great Lakes shipwrecks and maritime history. The book […]
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New book club explores mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks

Iron ore, steel shipments decline at Great Lakes ports due in part to Trump tariffs

Iron ore, steel shipments decline at Great Lakes ports due in part to Trump tariffs
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Great Lakes ports are seeing declines in iron ore and steel shipments that are tied in part to the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada. Read the full […]
Great Lakes ports are seeing declines in iron ore and steel shipments that are tied in part to the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada. Read the full […]
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Iron ore, steel shipments decline at Great Lakes ports due in part to Trump tar…

Wisconsin establishes first-ever PFAS awareness week

Wisconsin establishes first-ever PFAS awareness week
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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

Great Lakes lawmakers say delays on invasive carp barrier threaten ecosystems, economy

Great Lakes lawmakers say delays on invasive carp barrier threaten ecosystems, economy
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Great Lakes lawmakers argue that recent construction pauses are especially concerning after hundreds of juvenile silver carp were found just 80 miles from Lake Michigan, warning that an invasion could […]
Great Lakes lawmakers argue that recent construction pauses are especially concerning after hundreds of juvenile silver carp were found just 80 miles from Lake Michigan, warning that an invasion could […]
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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands
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Tribal leaders in the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and others living in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, question a federal bill to redesignate the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as […]
Tribal leaders in the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and others living in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, question a federal bill to redesignate the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as […]
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The Red Cliff Band and the future of the Apostle Islands

COMMENTARY: Egg collections keep Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery strong

COMMENTARY: Egg collections keep Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery strong
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources utilizes three facilities to collect salmon and trout eggs and keep the Lake Michigan fishery going strong. Read the full story by the Milwaukee […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources utilizes three facilities to collect salmon and trout eggs and keep the Lake Michigan fishery going strong. Read the full story by the Milwaukee […]
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COMMENTARY: Egg collections keep Lake Michigan salmon and trout fishery strong

Wisconsin leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill

Wisconsin leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill
Great Lakes Commission
Wisconsin tribal and environmental leaders are urging Gov. Tony Evers to declare a disaster and take stronger action against Enbridge following the August Line 5 spill, which released about 1.3 […]
Wisconsin tribal and environmental leaders are urging Gov. Tony Evers to declare a disaster and take stronger action against Enbridge following the August Line 5 spill, which released about 1.3 […]
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Wisconsin leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill

Special bag and size limits approved to aid struggling walleye populations in Wisconsin

Special bag and size limits approved to aid struggling walleye populations in Wisconsin
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now set special bag and size limits for fishing in lakes where walleye populations are struggling. Under the rule, the DNR could more […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now set special bag and size limits for fishing in lakes where walleye populations are struggling. Under the rule, the DNR could more […]
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Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed
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In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
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Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
Great Lakes Commission
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
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Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
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