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Algae BloomsGary WilsonLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOverlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality
-Wisconsin researcher highlights threat from small streams, calls for agencies to increase enforcement.
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APBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingIndianaLake MichiganNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureAll-terrain wheelchairs added at Indiana Dunes State Park
-Two of the chairs are designed for use on trails, and one chair is designed for use on the Lake Michigan beach.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaRecreation, Tourism and CultureWisconsinShipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks
-From bass and burbot to freshwater sponge, the kind of ecosystem that forms around Great Lakes shipwrecks are as varied as the thousands of wrecks.
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Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020
-Drownings in Lake Michigan have reached record levels with at least 53 people dead so far this year.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyNewsScience, Technology, ResearchOne Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan
-In a live update, students and researchers shared two major finds from The Aquarius Project’s years-long attempt to find the meteorite.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMissing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?
-Adler Planetarium is giving a live virtual update on its teen meteorite-finding project, The Aquarius Project.
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Lake Michigan Water Pipeline: Waukesha receives federal loan for water supply project
-The plan to divert water from Lake Michigan to Waukesha had initially proved controversial.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPipeline tunnel supporters, foes clash before Michigan panel
-The two sides clashed during a public hearing before the Michigan Public Service Commission, one of several agencies that will determine the fate of Enbridge’s plan.
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Algae BloomsFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOffshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels
-Too many nutrients close to shore fuel algal blooms, but deeper waters have the opposite problem — fish aren’t getting enough to eat.
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Above Average: Great Lakes water temperatures keep high after record-breaking July
-Whether the warming trend will hold remains to be seen.
