From Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist: Today, greatlakesnow.org posts the second in a series of short videos about the Great Lakes by filmmaker Aaron Martin. Aaron is a […]
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Blast noise to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes, new U.S. study says
By Elizabeth Miller, Great Lakes Today In a long-awaited report, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says new measures are needed to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. The […]
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Minnesota’s new collaborative approach to improve water quality
Polluted waters and systems in disrepair Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton took the next step in his quest to improve his state’s declining water quality last week when he kicked off […]
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Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead
By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes. According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan, there are over […]
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Great Lakes mayors drop legal threat on Waukesha diversion
Mayors seek collaborative process improvements Waukesha, Wisconsin cleared the last hurdle yesterday that could have prevented it from drawing from Lake Michigan for its drinking water needs. In an action […]
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Algae: a Great Lakes’ ancient mystery
From Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist: Today, Great Lakes Now begins posting the first in a series of short videos about the Great Lakes by filmmaker Aaron Martin. Aaron […]
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How they spent their summer vacation: swimming all five Great Lakes
Looking for a last -minute family vacation idea before the lazy days of summer run out? There’s still time to do something your kids will never forget. Why not follow […]
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Army Corps of Engineers to release Trump-Delayed Asian Carp Study
The Army Corps of Engineers announced late Friday that it will release the results of a study on options for establishing a choke point to inhibit the advance of Asian […]
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From the NY Times, “36 Hours in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan”
From Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist: Darn! The word is getting out. And yet I’m happy for my friends in the U.P. who feel that beautiful part of […]
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Will Line 5 get new anchor supports?
The majority of the people who showed up at hearings this week in St. Ignace say they want to do everything they can to keep the pipeline from becoming more dangerous.