The threat posed by blue-green algal blooms might not be accurately measured by current assessment methods, a new U.S. Geological Survey report finds. Microcystins have historically been the only type[…]
Federal grant money will help to clean up the Poplar River, an “impaired” waterway that flows into Lake Superior. The river was designated as impaired by the Minnesota Pollution Control[…]
The U.S. Geological Survey and Michigan State University are using ocean current models to predict and identify transport patterns of fecal bacteria around beaches in southern Lake Michigan. The project’s[…]
Lake Michigan trout have been rendered all but incapable of naturally maintaining a viable population. A study recently concluded by the Great Lakes Science Center in Ann Arbor confirmed that[…]
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