Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is famous for its natural beauty. But on this November day, the beach is littered with about two dozen dead birds: scoters, loons, ducks and […]
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Hold the Salt, Please: The Environmental Impact of Road Salt
As winter approaches, we’ll soon see salt-spreading plow trucks on the roads. And Todd Walter, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, says salt that is washed off the […]
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The International Joint Commission Invites Public Participation via Online Platform
The IJC, or International Joint Commission, is an organization that was founded in 1909 when the Boundary Waters Treaty was signed by the US and Canada. This commission works to resolve and […]
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What will Trump mean for the Great Lakes?
Donald Trump’s election victory came with plenty of support from the Great Lakes region — unofficial returns show him winning five of the eight states. But in the aftermath of the […]
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Public Comment Extended to Dec. 3rd for Proposed Nestle Water Withdrawal Increase
Hey Michiganders! How do you feel about the Nestle plant near Evart, Michigan upping it’s production from 150 to 400 gallons-per-minute of groundwater ( that’s roughly 210 milllion gallons per […]
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A Renewable Energy Revolution in Small-Town America
Energy, the environment and their relationship to the economy are an important issue this election season, and this piece highlighting the renewable energy movement that’s taking hold in small-town American […]
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Dakota Access Pipeline: An On-the-ground View from a Young Protestor
I first came across Trenton Joseph Casillas-Bakeberg in a live facebook feed posted by Myron Dewey of Digital Smoke Signals while researching first-hand accounts of situation in North Dakota. I was moved […]
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Mild Year for Lake Erie algae blooms
Western Lake Erie algae blooms were mild this year, especially when compared to previous years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in a new analysis. That’s good news, because the blooms […]
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What’s up with the Dakota Pipeline? A Great Lakes Bureau Perspective
In recent days the world outside of North Dakota is seeing more media coverage of the stand off between protestors and law enforcement over the continued construction of the Dakota […]
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Advice for Clinton/Trump on the Great Lakes
Advocates for the Great Lakes are watching the presidential election and hoping the next US president will continue to prioritize restoration across the region. Groups from New York to Michigan […]
