Lake Scientist

- — April 26, 2010
Grass buffers ease subsurface movement of herbicide, study finds

While grass buffer strips are an effective means to reduce herbicide runoff from farm land, a new study shows they can actually increase the ease with which these chemicals move[…]

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- — April 22, 2010
Michigan Sea Grant releases new issue of Upwellings

The latest issue of Michigan Sea Grant’s Upwellings newsletter is now available online. This issue’s theme is “the anatomy of science,” with a cover piece that offers a thoughtful investigation[…]

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- — April 20, 2010
Megafarm watchdog protects Michigan freshwaters

For her efforts to patrol megafarms in southern Michigan, Lynn Henning received what’s considered the “Nobel Prize for environmental work” yesterday. Henning was awarded the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize, an[…]

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- — April 19, 2010
Lake Erie’s Wheatley Harbour graduates from “areas of concern” list

It’s been an “area of concern” for 25 years, but now Lake Erie’s Wheatley Harbour has at last been restored to good health. The southwestern Ontario harbor has been removed[…]

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