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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCOVID-19Lake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioPolicyProtectRecreation, Tourism and CultureTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinTaking It in Stride: How Great Lakes islanders are weathering the COVID-19 storm
-The tourism that usually rises around this time is on hold, but residents are battening down with ease.
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Weed in the Water: How does cannabis use affect our freshwater ecosystems?
-How does cannabis use affect our freshwater ecosystems? A group of researchers in a remote region of Ontario aims to find out how marijuana impacts water systems and what the implications are for the Great Lakes.
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AdvocacyChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPFASProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChemical Hitchhikers: Great Lakes microplastics may increase risk of PFAS contaminants in food web
-A University of Illinois analytical chemist found that the chemicals used in non-stick products can stick to microplastic particles in lake water.
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Balloon Effect: Survey highlights Great Lakes’ balloon pollution problem
-The survey has found 1,500 balloon fragments on local beaches since June, putting wildlife at risk when they mistake them for food or become entangled in string.
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Plastic Permanence: Research shows plastic becoming part of Great Lakes lakebed
-New research shows how the build-up of micro and macro plastics in sediment is becoming part of the geological record.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeHabitat RestorationNewsPFASPolicyProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBat Bacteria: Unusual treatment offers hope to Great Lakes bats suffering from deadly fungal disease
-Great Lakes bats have taken a big hit over the past decade, with some species reduced by as much as 90 percent. The cause? A wasting disease called white-nose syndrome.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFiltering Microplastics from Your Machines: Ontario town to test potential solution for keeping microplastics out of the Great Lakes
-Next month, 100 households in Parry Sound, Ontario will install special filters on their washing machines designed to remove plastic microfibers from the machines’ waste water.
