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Points North: Frankenfish
-Lake trout are on life support in Lake Michigan. Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spends tens of millions of dollars raising and stocking them. But what if there was another way: genetic engineering. Could it be used for conservation?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants
-Updated water testing technology needed to make Great Lakes safer.
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Great Lakes Learning: Recovering renewable resources
-Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe Checkup
A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes
-A changing climate is causing psychological distress across the Great Lakes. From the loss of heritage crops, disappearing ice and record-breaking floods, residents across the region are looking for new forms of support.
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I Speak for the Fish: Hand-feeding a rainbow trout is fun, but is it ethical?
-To feed or not to feed is the question at hand. Kathy Johnson dives into the ethics of feeding fish.
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Energy News Roundup: New household rebates are on their way (and some are already here)
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioThe CheckupWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order
-It’s been ten years since Toledo issued a ‘don not drink’ order for its water system for three days due to cyanobacterial blooms near its water intake in Lake Erie. The blooms are not any worse, but they are not any less.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourism
Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration
-Seeds of Success, a federal program that conserves and restores native flora, has come to Michigan.
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South Shore residents are fed up with garbage on their streets
-The community has more reports of sanitation code violations than any South Side neighborhood.