The head of the Army Corps of Engineers has sent Congress a $778 million plan to fortify an Illinois waterway with noisemakers, electric cables and other devices in the hope that they will prevent Asian carp from reaching ...
Ecology
May 24, 2019
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The governor of Illinois is authorizing steps toward the installation of technologies in a Chicago-area waterway to prevent Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan.
Ecology
Apr 29, 2019
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The storm on Lake Michigan lasted only 15 minutes, but the conditions it put into motion took seven lives.
Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2019
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From a boardwalk overlooking Chicago's deserted Ohio Street Beach in the throes of winter, it's not hard to imagine the last ice age. A blanket of fresh snow covers the shoreline and pale blue ice glazes over Lake Michigan ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2019
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The sightlines at Wrigley Field, the panorama from Navy Pier, the vantage points at the Adler Planetarium observatory—all structures built more than 100 years ago—are at least 4 inches lower now.
Environment
Mar 4, 2019
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Across the Great Lakes, collections of underwater rocks have been incubators for native fish eggs.
Environment
Jan 24, 2019
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On a bleak and biting December morning, a team of state-contracted commercial fishermen at Starved Rock Marina slipped into their waders, salted down their johnboats to protect against ice and launched onto the Illinois River.
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2018
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Great Lakes researchers are establishing an experimental network of air-pressure sensors around lakes Michigan and Erie to see if they can detect potentially harmful "meteotsunami" waves.
Environment
Aug 3, 2018
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Steelhead trout, a member of the salmon family that live and grow in the Pacific Ocean, genetically adapted to the freshwater environment of Lake Michigan in less than 120 years.
Ecology
May 30, 2018
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This summer, during the middle of a heat wave, you might want to enjoy a swim at your local beach. But summer is also the time of algal blooms and E.coli alerts—and that can put a damper on your plans to cool off.
Environment
May 23, 2018
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