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Cost of Conservation: Needed systems and equipment can lead to a hefty price tag
-Farmers are turning to co-ops and subsidies to keep up with conservation.
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Watch Party: Water Damage
-The discussion features Rob Sisson, a commissioner with the International Joint Commission, David Ruck, of Great Lakes Outreach Media, and Tracy DuFlo from WPBS.
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Water and Wonder: Great Lakes Now producer talks the lakes and his work covering them
-His latest Great Lakes Now segments cover Lake Erie’s algal blooms and the cost of high water damage.
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Toxic Algae 2020: Moderate bloom forecasted for Lake Erie
-Discussed at this year’s forecast: the science behind it, can you use Lake Erie, and a citizen science initiative.
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Moderate algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer
-By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Erie’s annual blob of pea-green algae is expected…
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Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
-Warmer waters, heavier storms and nutrient pollution are a triple threat to Great Lakes cities’ drinking water.
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Great Lakes Learning: What grows in the Great Lakes?
-Here’s a guide to what lessons you can use at home to go with Great Lakes Now episode 1013, on resilience and climate change.
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Michigan bans spreading manure on croplands in winter months
-Michigan EGLE said the ban is intended to prevent manure from flowing into waterways. Manure is a leading polluter of the Great Lakes, inland lakes and streams.
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Ohio’s toxic algae plan could give other states a blueprint
-Ohio’s governor has authorized an ambitious plan that this year will begin offering farmers financial incentives to adopt new agriculture practices and will create a network of wetlands to capture and filter runoff from fields.
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Lake Erie Algae: 2019 was bad but could have been worse
-How did the bloom affect fishing and tourism, what is being done, and what can be done about it?