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The Catch: Whitefish recruitment
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Michigan PFAS activists urge bolder action at fed hearing in East Lansing
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The Catch: Whitefish recruitment
- by GLN Editor

Lake whitefish, a native species in the Great Lakes, is experiencing what is known in the world of fisheries biology as a “recruitment problem.”

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Michigan PFAS activists urge bolder action at fed hearing in East Lansing
- by Bridge Michigan

Activists want federal military and environmental regulators to better regulate cancer-causing PFAS chemicals, including at military sites such as Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda.

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Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
- by Tynnetta Harris

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Get personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak
- by James Proffitt

A seasoned angler is Ohio’s first licensed Lake Erie kayak fishing guide.

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Anger, uncertainty and a race for answers in Huron River chromium spill
- by Bridge Michigan

While state regulators await test results to determine how far the hexavalent chromium-tainted water has spread, Huron River advocates are calling for stiff penalties against a company with a history of polluting the river.

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State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits
- by Michigan Radio

Legislation before the Michigan House would remove permitting authority from municipalities and give it to EGLE.

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Great Lakes Moment: Students help save sturgeon
- by John Hartig

Sturgeon for Tomorrow and a team of U.S. and Canadian fishery biologists have been working together to help reintroduce lake sturgeon in Great Lakes tributaries where they once thrived.

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PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” in drinking water, common PFAS questions answered
- by Kathy Johnson

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
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To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
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Pennsylvania appeals court order blocking climate plan
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Wisconsin court: Conservative holdover can stay on DNR board
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Improving science literacy means changing science education
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Pennsylvania appeals court order blocking climate plan
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