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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, Research
Nearly $1.2 billion spent at one site to deter invasive carp from Great Lakes; other entry sites still possible
-Nearly $1.2 billion is to be spent at one site to prevent invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. There are a dozen more places where the carp could get in.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
No contact advisory in place for part of St. Joseph River
-An estimated 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater have been discharged into the St. Joseph River.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
“It’s a good thing”: Fishflies in Great Lakes region signify healthy water
-Even though fishflies may not be the prettiest insects, they represent good. A large number of fishflies near the Great Lakes area means the water is healthy.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndianaLake ErieLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
What are wetlands for, anyway?
-Here’s what to know about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v EPA changing wetland protection impacts the Great Lakes region.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNews
Michigan removes derogatory Native slur from Oxford Township boat launch
-The DNR is renaming a boat launch in Oakland County from “Squaw Lake” to “Paint Lake” as part of an effort to erase the name from more than 600 sites, including 32 in Michigan.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Harmful algal blooms appearing on Lake Erie earlier than usual
-NOAA satellite images and a research vessel sampling Lake Erie water both found evidence of harmful algal blooms on July 5, a much earlier date than typical.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Will Michigan’s Largest Water Provider Target Tiny City For Next Shutoffs?
-Highland Park, a tiny and steadily shrinking city north of downtown Detroit, was once the center of an industrial empire that built the vehicles that shaped 20th century America.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsRefreshResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Lake Erie harmful algal bloom expected to be smaller than average
-Last year’s severity index was at 6.8. Rick Stumpf with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this year’s severity is expected to be around 3.
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WATCH: A community fights for a cleaner future
-The Southeast side of Chicago at the southern end of Lake Michigan was once an industrial powerhouse. Steel was the main product and thousands had good paying jobs. But, when those jobs started drying up, an industrial wasteland was left behind. After years of being surrounded by toxic waste, residents are fighting back.