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Court: DNR can impose farm conditions, consider well impact
-The decisions mark a major win for conservationists and clarify that the Department of Natural Resources has broad authority to protect Wisconsin’s waters.
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Ohio expands farmer incentive program to clean up Lake Erie
-Farmers in 10 more northern Ohio counties will be eligible to receive financial incentives for using new agriculture practices that improve water quality in Lake Erie.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGood News for Lake Erie: 2021 algal bloom severity forecast is a low 3
-But researchers caution that this year’s low rains are to thank for that.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores
-What does Michigan’s future look like if we adequately prepare the state’s water resources for climate change? Goodbye to septics and shore-hugging homes. Hello to more diversified crops on Michigan farms.
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AgricultureCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin Supreme Court weighs state power to protect water from farm pollutants
-The outcome of a nearly decade-long dispute in Kewaunee County could shape regulatory power across state government.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBudgetDrinking WaterFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsLeadNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
H2Ohio: Agency directors focus on wetlands, farmer subsidies, replacing lead lines
-The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will seek $240.85 million in funding for H2Ohio projects.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods
-Last year when the Midland dams gave way, more than 21 billion gallons of water rushed into the Tittabawassee River. More than three and a quarter billion gallons of that ended up in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToo few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?
-As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
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AgricultureCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBig Benefits from Experimental Watersheds
-In the ’30s, the USDA established a series of experimental watersheds to better understand how erosion, runoff, and water quality vary in response to different agricultural practices, including sites in the Great Lakes region.
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European Colonists Dramatically Increased North American Erosion Rates
-Around 200 years ago, when conversion of land for agriculture became more widespread, the amount of sediment accumulating in riverbeds across the continent jumped tenfold.
