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Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers

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State is a center of manure biodigester development.

Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants

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Updated water testing technology needed to make Great Lakes safer.   By…

U.S. Movement to Limit CAFO Pollution Emboldened by Michigan Court Ruling

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State Supreme Court strengthens authority to prevent mammoth…

Harnessing Mussels to Filter Fresh Water

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A biological cure for contaminants is being studied. By…

In Warming Great Lakes Region, Water, Heat Can be an Unhealthy Combination

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From mosquitoes to sewer overflows, the heat and moisture of a changing climate are creating new health threats in the Great Lakes region.

Wildfire Rampage Injures Lungs in the Great Lakes

People are unprepared for smoke from forest fires worsened by intense drought and heat.

Will Energy From Manure Help or Harm Water Quality in Michigan?

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Chevron and two utilities are building big methane biodigesters on the state’s largest dairies.
The European frog-bit looks like a little lily pad and lives in shallow waters. Image: Shelby Bauer, Huron Pines

Control for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers

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New strategy for limiting the spread of exotic water plants…

Michigan Tribes Fight Long Odds to Restore Wild Rice, Their History

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Michigan’s wild rice has dwindled due to dams, wetlands loss, industry and climate change
Invasive carp commercial fishing trip at Starved Rock

Bubbles and Electricity Designed to Deter Invasive Carp From Lake Michigan

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Des Plaines River is a site of new impediments to voracious species By…