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How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie?
-Michigan has a program to restore a large wetland area to reduce fertilizer runoff from getting into Lake Erie because it feeds toxic cyanobacterial blooms that spread in the western basin.
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Inside is Not the Answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes
-The hidden impact of outdoor air pollution in the Great Lakes region is the public health epidemic of poor indoor air quality.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsThe CheckupHeat Islands in the Great Lakes: Community, infrastructure and fresh water solutions
-Heat is becoming a threat in cities everywhere. Here is the second half of our two-part series which looks at the connection between heat and health, the role water plays, what’s being done, and where these cities have room to improve.
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Why some municipalities are looking at putting solar panels on water
-Floating solar panels are somewhat new in the U.S. In some places, the competition for land makes putting solar panel on plastic rafts feasible.
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Canada-U.S. mayors want to tap Great Lakes region’s water for economic transformation
-“Sustainable prosperity” and innovation are key to mayors’ 10-year plan. Expert says economic transition from the Rust Belt era is more appropriate, cautions “today’s abundance may be tomorrow’s drought.”
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Drugs, microplastics and forever chemicals: New contaminants emerge in the Great Lakes
-Scientists studying unregulated “emerging contaminants” say Ontario and the federal government need a coordinated plan to protect our water and health
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Wisconsin’s Jane Elder chronicles personal and professional Great Lake’s journey in new book
-Coming of age in the 1970s, Jane Elder “cared about the environment and wanted to be in that space.” Now, Elder is concerned with today’s lack of oversight on climate change in the Great Lakes region.
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In warming Great Lakes region, water, heat can be an unhealthy combination
-From mosquitoes to sewer overflows, the heat and moisture of a changing climate are creating new health threats in the Great Lakes region, prompting a call to educate residents and doctors about the risks.
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Feature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: 3M scientist exposes 50 years of PFAS deceit just as the ‘forever chemicals’ are found in Great Lakes precipitation
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Bald eagles nearly died out. What can we learn from their return to the southern Great Lakes?
-The pesticide DDT nearly wiped out North America’s bald eagles. Communities, scientists and politicians worked hard to bring this symbolic bird back from the brink.
