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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan State: Crews to begin dredging Lake Superior harbor
-Crews were expected to start removing more copper mining waste rock known as stamp sands that have built up in an Upper Peninsula waterway and threaten an important fish spawning area, according to state officials.
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Plenty of contaminants found at Detroit-area industrial site
-An inspection of an old industrial site in suburban Detroit was triggered by the discovery of a yellow-green substance along a major interstate.
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2019 Featured PostBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureRecreational Hunting and Fishing4 out of 5: I’ll get you next time, Lake Ontario
-Great Lakes Now News Director Natasha Blakely shares her 2019 adventures along with plans for 2020.
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2019 Featured PostAdvocacyJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsProtectRecreation, Tourism and CultureAn Open Letter: I have been seeing lake sturgeon and plan to keep it up in 2020
-GLN Writer James Proffitt’s relationship with the ancient fish flourished in 2019, and he plans to take it further in the next year.
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2019 Featured PostBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureSandra SvobodaSuperior Crossing: Sailing across the biggest, deepest and coldest Great Lake
-This week, Great Lakes Now writers are looking back at their 2019 adventures. Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s included the biennial Trans Superior Race aboard a 70-foot sailboat.
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NY tweaks clean water plan as suppliers call for more time
-New York would not issue violations against certain water suppliers who notify the public that they have too-high levels of certain industrial and synthetic chemicals under the latest plan to be proposed by state regulators.
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Group claims bias in lawsuit against Ohio water department
-A civil rights group has alleged in a federal lawsuit that Cleveland’s water department discriminates against black customers by shutting off service and placing liens on their property for unpaid bills at a far higher rate than for white customers.
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On the Subject of Fish: How do contaminants affect zebrafish and how does that translate to humans?
-Wayne State University researcher Tracie Baker talked to Great Lakes Now about fish, contaminants and surprising finds in the Detroit River.
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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.
