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- — June 18, 2011
Quagga and zebra mussels unsettle Great Lakes’ ecosystems

Tiny zebra and quagga mussels are making big trouble for Great Lakes ecosystems. The invading mussels first arrived in the late ’80s and mid ‘90s respectively as stowaways on European[…]

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- — June 17, 2011
Wisconsin governor stalls water regulation reform

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has delayed the implementation of new water rules for two years as part of his two-year budget plan. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the[…]

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- — May 31, 2011
EPA receives 266 GLRI requests

The Environmental Protection Agency has $40 million to spend from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The 266 applications they received, however, amounted to $124 million. Tim Eder, executive director of[…]

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- — May 23, 2011
Thousands of walleye dead, possibly due to VHS

Scientists are searching for clues to explain why thousands of dead walleye have turned up in Lake Erie’s western basin. Roger Knight, Lake Erie fisheries program manager for the Division[…]

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