The Portage Lakefront at Indiana Dunes National Park has reopened after a project to install boulders to protect the pavilion and assure safer access to the shoreline.
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EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways
A provision of the Clean Water Act gives states and tribes power to block federal projects that could harm lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands within their borders.
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Energy News Roundup: Solar-powered pork in Illinois, Michigan gas prices rise, Bitcoin creates Mining Council
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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If it’s summerish time, it’s mussel time
Summer vacation season is invasive mussel lookout season in Montana and the Flathead Indian Reservation. Mussel inspection stations have sprouted up throughout Montana beginning in mid-March and will be in full bloom in mid-May.
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Cost of a quagga and zebra mussel infestation
A quagga and zebra mussel worst-case scenario invasion could cost an estimated $234 million per year in damages to the Montana economy.
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Invasive mussels found in aquarium moss balls sold in Montana
It appears these moss balls were imported from Ukraine to a distributor in California and then shipped to pet stores nationwide.
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Combined Mussels: Great Lakes Now and Flathead Reservation newspaper partner to share stories
Communities, watersheds and water systems across North America struggle with invasive mussels. A new collaboration between Great Lakes Now and Char-Koosta News will make more stories available to more people.
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Great Lakes trails become friendlier for users with disabilities
These three Michigan trails are designed for universal access, so everyone can enjoy them.
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Sarah Douglas: From Lake Ontario to the Tokyo Olympics
Canada has nine sailors heading to the Olympics, six of which hail from the Great Lakes. Sarah Douglas is one of them.
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Open Doors: Great Lakes tourist destinations make 2021 a new start
Great Lakes vacation and recreation spots welcome back people as well as a sense of normality.