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[…]
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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[…]
Invasive mussels feasting on ‘doughnut’ critical to Lake Michigan ecosystem
As officials from Great Lakes states head into the courtroom today in the fight against the notorious Asian carp, another invasive species troubles Charlie Kerfoot. He says the threat posed[…]
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