The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is planning a pilot project set to launch this spring to determine best practices for minnow dealers who trap spottail shiners in lakes designated as infested waters for zebra mussels. Read the full story by Alexandria Echo Press.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Boil water advisories across region, Pennsylvania residents fight for public water
From lead pipes to PFAS, drinking water contamination is a major issue plaguing cities and towns all around the Great Lakes. Cleaning up contaminants and providing safe water to everyone is an ongoing public health struggle.
Keep up with drinking water-related developments in the Great Lakes area.
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Illinois:
- Tribune report shows six of 10 Illinoisans drinking tap water with toxic chemicals; Conte says chemicals found in Quincy but don’t pose serious threat – Muddy River News
A recent investigation by the Chicago Tribune says more than 8 million people in the state — 6 out of every 10 Illinoisians — are drinking tap water with toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body.
Long Lake lamprey study to be conducted
Scientists for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin research later this month on sea lampreys in and around Michigan’s Long Lake to estimate sea lamprey populations. Read the full story by The Alpena News. Read the full story
Cleveland expands network of “smart buoys” to monitor Lake Erie water quality
This week, officials with the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA) redeployed several environmental monitoring “smart” buoys” in Lake Erie, along Ohio’s northern shoreline. Read the full story by Fox Business. Read the full story
Michigan pet owners mistreating their animals may have to pay shelter costs
People charged with neglecting and abusing animals would have to pay for the animals’ shelter expenses during their court proceedings, if recently introduced legislation becomes law.
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More than 10,000 salmon fingerlings released by Wisconsin DNR into Lake Michigan
Roughly 11 thousand Chinook salmon fingerlings were released into a special net pen Friday in the Kenosha Harbor as part of a new effort to increase salmon returns during spawning seasons. View the full video by Kenosha News. Read the full story
Help beautify Pere Marquette beach in Muskegon at upcoming cleanup
Pere Marquette beach in Muskegon, Michigan is the focus of an upcoming community cleanup effort that will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22 as part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Adopt-A-Beach program. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story