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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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Lakers have depended on a regional economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. Coal volumes have hit hard times, and U.S. tariffs have disrupted trade in iron ore. Adding to the uncertainty […]
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Blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae in the waters of Lake Superior have led to a call for action to counter threats to human health and the regional economy around […]
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The shakeup moves several ministers, leaves others untouched and creates a new artificial intelligence portfolio.
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By Julia Roeder
Scientists can begin predicting algal blooms weeks before they become visible in the spring.
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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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By Julia Roeder
For more than a decade, conservation groups have fought to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from proposed copper-nickel mining. Advocates are entering a new phase amid the rollback of federal protections.
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The remote-controlled BeBot can sift sand for plastic, glass and other debris hidden beneath the surface.
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By Anna Barnes
Officials from Michigan's Fisheries division say further cutbacks on staffing and fish stocking are likely as the costs of operations rise.
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By Victoria Witke
Wildfire risk is high in the upper Great Lakes, and research shows that large, scorching wildfires spell trouble for lakes in the region’s remote watersheds.
