Is Lake Tahoe’s algae growth getting worse?
To the passerby, it might have appeared as if the algae population in Lake Tahoe was more severe than usual this summer. But researcher Scott Hackley is reminding people that[…]
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Iowa DNR improves lake quality through massive fish kill
All the fish in southern Iowa’s Carter Lake have likely demised by now, exactly as planned. The lake had been filled with unwanted common carp, buffalo, and gizzard shad. These[…]
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New $5-million grant will fund research on how climate change impacts Great Lakes
A new $5-million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a large-scale investigation into how climate change will ultimately impact Great Lakes water quality. The project will comprise a[…]
Federal funding helps stop sediment runoff in ‘impaired’ Lake Superior tributary
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[…]
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