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Re-piecing our wetlands: Grant money to help restore Lake Erie marsh

“Wetlands restoration is like reassembling a giant … jigsaw puzzle, one little piece at a time,” once remarked a Toledo Blade environmental writer. Well, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday it is committing $1.8 million put some of those pieces back together. The money will fund the protection and restoration.. Read more
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Louisiana’s wetlands can’t take much more abuse

For weeks, crude oil has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico following the now-notorious April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. As it is continually fed by a yet-unfixed underwater pipe, the gargantuan oil spill — termed by some as the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history — is washing up along.. Read more
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