Sludge and septage are spread across around half a million acres statewide, but most of it has never been tested for PFAS.
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How the Edmund Fitzgerald Changed Great Lakes Shipping | Great Lakes Now
50 years after the tragic loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald, she remains the Great Lakes’ last major shipwreck. Once, these disasters were a regular part of life on the lakes. […]
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Explore Shipwrecks From Home
Did you know that you can explore shipwrecks right from your couch? NOAA has 3D models of Great Lakes shipwrecks available online. Ben Ioset, a Marine Archaeologist with NOAA’s Office […]
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Illinois one step closer to keeping invasive carp out of Great Lakes
For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the multibillion-dollar tourism, boating and fishing industries that rely on it. Now, the fight might be getting easier.
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Whitefish Populations Are Collapsing
Whitefish populations are collapsing, largely due to invasive zebra and quagga mussels. The mussels came to the Great Lakes on European Freighters in the 1980s. Today, they blanket the lakebeds, […]
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New study links seasonal pollen to higher suicide risk, experts warn
An interview with a University of Michigan researcher who found a connection between high pollen days and mental health struggles, raising concerns about prevention and awareness.
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The Fitzgerald’s Legacy and the Power of Tugs | Great Lakes Now | Full Episode
In the 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, there hasn’t been another major shipwreck on the Great Lakes. We explore what changed after the Fitzgerald went down. […]
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Investigating Lake Ontario’s Forgotten Shipwrecks
At Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary, the newest sanctuary in the Great Lakes, a two-week expedition was conducted to document more than a dozen shipwrecks, some of which had never […]
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In “The Gales of November,” author John U. Bacon investigates the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
In his new book, “The Gales of November,” John U. Bacon explores the history and mysteries of the 1975 wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a record-setting freighter ship.
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The Fitzgerald’s Legacy and the Power of Tugs
Learn why shipwrecks stopped after the Edmund Fitzgerald and board a century-old tugboat.