Toxic coal tar plagues Lake Superior town
Buried beneath a park in the center of Ashland, Wis. lurks some of the filthiest water pollution in the state. Millions of gallons of groundwater near the town’s Lake Superior[…]
Tagged: Great Lakes
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Stopping Asian carp with the smell of fear — and fresh fruit
What’s the solution for one of the Great Lakes’ worst invasive species threats? Perhaps the scent of Irish cream. Biologists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Columbia Environmental Research Center are[…]
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Ohio fish farm aims to raise ancient, endangered species
A fish farm owner in Ohio is trying to sustain a rare species native to Lake Erie that has been pushed to the brink of extinction. Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)[…]
Great Lakes restoration “success stories” featured in two new reports
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative have provided a tremendous amount of funding for Great Lakes restoration projects. To share many of the success[…]
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