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Plastic Trap: New project pulls plastics out of the lakes, one floating garbage can at a time
-Along the Canadian Great Lakes coast, Seabins – devices that look like trash cans in the water but behave like vacuum cleaners – are being installed.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOntarioPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFOS in fish, Wisconsin standards in dispute, lacking regulations in Canada
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Great Lakes produce new record for waterspouts in one week
-The Great Lakes produced a new high record in its number of 232 waterspouts from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.
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Algae BloomsGary WilsonLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOverlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality
-Wisconsin researcher highlights threat from small streams, calls for agencies to increase enforcement.
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Lingering Chemicals: Legacy pollutants continue to haunt the Great Lakes
-PBDEs, PCBs and DDT were all found in the birds and fish tested by researchers.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinTrump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, who opposes recreational wolf hunting, called the decision disappointing. Wildlife advocacy groups pledged to fight it in court.
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ClevelandFeature ClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismFall Brawl: Sheffield Lake fishing derby inspires intense angling
-The fishing derby started with 50 people 10 years ago. Participants number more than 12,000 this year.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandClimate ChangeCOVID-19Feature ClevelandIndianaLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioRecreation, Tourism and CultureTourismWisconsinSummertime Spike: Great Lakes parks a source of balm and vexation for many during COVID-19
-This summer, pandemic-weary residents on both sides of the border flocked to national, state and provincial parks – many for the first time.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAs policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner
-Minnesota candidates haven’t pressed climate or clean energy despite rising temperatures and voter interest.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureSandra SvobodaShipwreckWhat Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”
-Whether they’re in oceans or the Great Lakes, shipwrecks create unique ecosystems for a variety of aquatic life.
