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Algae BloomsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan Great Lakes: Expect lower waters, ample fish and a hot summer
-This is why we love Michigan. What to expect in terms of weather, beach cover and water conditions on the Great Lakes.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True Cost
Michigan’s lack of septic system regulations is causing problems for some of its most pristine lakes
-The cost of updating sewer systems in growing communities is either a hefty price tag or polluted waters.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
New Ontario watercraft regulations fight invasive species
-New legislation in Ontario can result in a fine if boats are not cleaned properly when they are moved from one body of water and into another.
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Algae BloomsAPClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake HuronMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Scientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces
-The field studies over the past few weeks — a collective effort known as the “Winter Grab” — were intended to boost knowledge of what happens in the five lakes when they’re covered partially or completely with ice.
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Algae BloomsBrian OwensClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Lake heatwaves driven by human-caused climate change
-What sort of effect this will have on lake ecology and organisms is still unknown, though researchers say an increase in algal blooms can be expected.
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Algae BloomsDetroit RiverFeature HomepageLake ErieLake HuronLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Water Authority monitoring Detroit River for algal bloom threat
-A new floating sensor in the Detroit River is the first to be placed at the head of the water authority’s intake. Researchers are hoping it will contribute to our understanding of algal blooms and the risk they pose.
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIndianaLatest NewsNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Toxic algae blooms in Indiana, First Nations $8B settlement, Wisconsin lead pipe replacement funding
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Environmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’
-An environmental group says a Michigan plan to reduce nutrient pollution of Lake Erie is “lackluster” and “won’t work.”
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Scientists look for clues to Lake Superior algae blooms
-More than 10 years ago, the discovery of cyanobacteria along Park Point in Duluth — in notoriously cold and stormy Lake Superior — would have been unheard of.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Lake Superior Summer: Blue-green algal blooms come to a lake once believed immune
-As the deepest and most northern of the Great Lakes, Superior was once thought immune to algal blooms, which is why it was such a shock when the first report of blue-green algae came in 2012.