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What lies on the lakebed of the Great Lakes? NOAA ship conducts survey mission
Exploring new territory, the commanding officer of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Thomas Jefferson and his crew have discovered multiple shipwrecks on the lakebed of the Great Lakes.
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Michigan agency plans wetlands to combat algal blooms
Algal blooms are wreaking havoc in Lake Erie, but the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a plan: Wetlands.
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Maiden voyage begins for first Great Lakes-built cargo ship in 35 years
The newest freighter to ply the Great Lakes began her maiden voyage yesterday; a trip from Wisconsin to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to load stone that will be used to make ready-mix for making concrete. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story
Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk
Just upstream of Alabama’s Mobile Bay sits a vast region of wetlands known as the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the United States. As well as 21 million cubic yards of wet coal ash.
The J.M. Barry Power Plant has been a flashpoint between environmental advocates and the state utility, Alabama Power, for years.
Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers
By Michael Casey, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of the cocktail of contaminants that tainted the drinking water in her North Alabama community.
Hampton, who believes the contaminated water contributed to kidney problems she and other residents suffer, soon learned the chemicals were found in another source that hit close to home — fast food wrappers, boxes and plates.
Infamous anniversary: 100 years of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes
November marks the 100th anniversary of an infamous event in the history of Great Lakes fishing: the date when sea lamprey, native to the Atlantic Ocean, first moved into Lake Erie from the Welland Canal. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune. Read the full story