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Michigan awards $3.6 million for invasive species project
-Some $3.6 million will help fight invasive species on water and land in Michigan. The project will not only count populations of crawfish and European Frog-bit, but also survey effectiveness of boater compliance to new laws.
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Asian Carp Caught in Southwest Minnesota
-Two invasive silver carp have been caught in southwestern Minnesota, the first confirmed discovery of the jumping fish in that area.
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Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators
-Twin Metals Minnesota’s plan for an underground copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota is a project that has drawn fierce opposition because it would sit just upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Station Marblehead: One of the Coast Guard’s busiest stations on the Great Lakes
-Join Great Lakes Now on a ride along with officers on Lake Erie for searches and safety work.
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Report warns of dangers from staff decline at Illinois EPA
-The state’s lack of investment in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is putting citizens at increased risk of public health issues, according to a report released at the end of November.
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Spending bill would boost funding for lakes cleanup
-A wide-ranging cleanup of the Great Lakes would receive a funding boost under a spending bill moving toward enactment in Congress.
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Enbridge private security keeping tabs on activists, reports Interlochen Public Radio
-Interlochen Public Radio obtained emails showing a private security contractor working for Enbridge Energy keeping tabs on anti-Line 5 activists in the Straits of Mackinac.


