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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most
-Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
Great Lakes feature Midwest curiosity: Fish-cleaning houses
-Dirty, sporadic work and good money.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded
-Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms
-Water sampling finds no reduction in bloom-producing nutrients.
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AdvocacyAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClevelandDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Cleveland water organization looking to support business innovation beyond Lake Erie
-Formed in a year known for two water crises, the Cleveland Water Alliance leader is working to prevent the next one.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms
-Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work.
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Algae BloomsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInterviewLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologySandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
“Talking about the bloom:” Meet filmmaker David J. Ruck
-Great Lakes native David J. Ruck discusses environmental storytelling, Lake Erie’s algae blooms and his new documentary film, set to air on six PBS stations on Sept. 12.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismShipping and Ports
First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
-The Mark W. Barker is more innovative and versatile than the larger Lakers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: Chemical contaminant in St. Lawrence River herring gull eggs traced to Detroit River
-“Although the rate that these contaminants are transported downstream is slow, the cumulative effect over years can cause measurable increases in fish and wildlife downstream.”
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDetroit RiverDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPBSPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
“The Erie Situation” – and beyond
-PBS stations across the Great Lakes are simultaneously airing a new award-winning documentary about harmful algae blooms – and what people can do about them.