Swiss hydro plant reservoir emits methane gas
Hydroelectricity has long been considered a mostly clean and renewable source of energy. But new research coming from Switzerland shows that hydro plants are capable of causing greater greenhouse gas[…]
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Minnesota ‘super sentinels’ provide early detection of climate change’s impact
A select handful of lakes in Minnesota, deemed “super sentinels,” are expected to serve as early indicators of poor conditions caused by climate change and pollution. There are 24 sentinel[…]
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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[…]
Oil may soon be gone, but tons of PCB-contaminated sediment remain in Kalamazoo River
Long before the Kalamazoo River was flooded with roughly 1 million gallons of crude oil this summer, it was already listed as a Great Lakes Area of Concern for a[…]
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