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Fish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditions
- by Kathy Johnson

Ichthyology is the scientific study of fish and fishery biologists are scientists who study fish. But not all fisheries biologists are ichthyologists. Here’s why.

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Evers administration relaunches efforts to limit PFAS
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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is trying again to limit the levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin’s groundwater.

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Energy News Roundup: Line 3 protests, renewable energy efforts growing
- by Kathy Johnson

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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State cracks down on Flint company after Flint River spill
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State regulators on Monday ordered a Flint chemical company to truck wastewater to a water treatment plant, weeks after it was blamed for an oily discharge in the Flint River.

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Dave Dempsey explores connection between people, dogs and environmental policy in new book
- by Gary Wilson

Great Lakes Now’s Gary Wilson recently talked with the author about his latest book release, Half Wild: People, Dogs and Environmental Policy.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators
- by Circle of Blue

Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land.

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Sinkhole Science and other underwater research
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Scientists have been exploring the bottoms of the Great Lakes to learn more about natural world and human history.

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Michigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
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The deal involves approximately 1,700 properties north of Grand Rapids.

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Evers administration relaunches efforts to limit PFAS
- by The Associated Press
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State cracks down on Flint company after Flint River spill
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Michigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
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BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
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