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Lab that helps forecast severe weather in Michigan ‘crippled’ by Trump staffing cuts

Fri, 2025-04-18 13:29
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Essential functions at the federal Great Lakes research lab that monitors toxic algae blooms and helps forecast Michigan weather have been “crippled” by the Trump administration’s wave of federal firings. […]

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New designation will protect Indiana’s Lake Michigan shipwrecks

Fri, 2025-04-18 13:27
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A new designation, if approved, will provide “special protection in perpetuity” to Indiana’s Lake Michigan shipwrecks by designating them as “submerged land preserves.” Read the full story by Northwest Indiana […]

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Lake Erie’s icy winter bodes well for fish, birds

Wed, 2025-04-16 13:32
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When Lake Erie remains frozen for long periods of time, it usually means good things for creatures that depend on the lake. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Could the Wisconsin Supreme Court weigh in on the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline rerouting?

Fri, 2025-04-11 13:31
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court could hear a case in the coming years centered around Enbridge Energy’s reroute of the pipeline known as Line 5. About 12 miles of the pipeline […]

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Invasive Asian carp are nearing Lake Michigan as Trump, Whitmer discuss ways to stop them

Fri, 2025-04-11 13:18
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss the need to ensure barriers are put in place […]

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COMMENTARY: Proposed cuts to H2Ohio are step backward for Lake Erie

Fri, 2025-04-11 13:08
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The H2Ohio program helps farmers grow crops more efficiently while also protecting the environment. A recently proposed 44 percent reduction to the program could have serious consequences, not just for […]

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‘Sickening.’ Calls for change after 1.2M gallons of raw sewage released from Oakland to Macomb County

Fri, 2025-04-11 13:05
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Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller is asking the State of Michigan to take action following an alleged “sickening release” of 1.2 million gallons of raw sewage from neighboring […]

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Anxiety increases over possibility that Duluth EPA Great Lakes lab could close

Fri, 2025-04-11 13:00
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Anxieties are mounting that a water pollution laboratory buttressing Lake Superior’s North Shore is slated to be closed, potentially terminating work for dozens of scientists and shuttering an economic engine […]

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Harbor dredging efforts along Lake Michigan could be impacted by federal cuts

Fri, 2025-04-11 12:57
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U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids, Michigan, says harbor dredging efforts along the Lake Michigan shoreline are uncertain right now with federal spending cuts, even as ports are increasingly […]

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Duluth sewage plant turns waste to resource as leader departs

Fri, 2025-04-11 12:54
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As the executive director of the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) prepares to leave her post, the WLSSD fired up a trio of generators that now convert biogas from […]

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Great Lakes waterbird health suffers at polluted sites despite cleanup efforts

Fri, 2025-04-11 12:53
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Despite decades-long efforts to clean up toxic hot spots along Michigan’s Great Lakes shores, a recent study shows that the health of waterbirds in some areas continues to suffer. It […]

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Sea lamprey control efforts slowed during COVID-19. It let the Great Lakes invaders flourish

Fri, 2025-04-11 12:43
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Newly published research from the U.S. Geological Survey looked at more than 25 years of annual sea lamprey data to assess the effectiveness of lamprey control funding. The research showed […]

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