PFAS pollutants ride rivers across the Midwest and Canada to get to the Great Lakes. But not in the way a pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers studying the forever chemicals expected, and that could impact ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2022
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A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates that ships in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway (GL-SLS) consumed more than 500,000 tons of fuel and emitted more than 1.6 million tons ...
Environment
Mar 23, 2022
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As ice coverage across the Great Lakes falls from winter highs with spring and summer warming ahead, Lake Michigan is likely to end up with a just-below-average season.
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2022
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With spring migration picking up and warmer days ahead, researchers are preparing for another season of bird banding—an effort to understand how local birds are faring and future challenges they may face.
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2022
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Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to control aquatic invasions have met ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2022
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A group of scientists walked out on to frozen Lake Michigan to do something they've done time and again throughout the Great Lakes: collect water.
Earth Sciences
Mar 2, 2022
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Ice coverage may be nearing its peak throughout the Great Lakes in a season that has trended closer to average than originally forecast, as Lake Michigan's water levels are expected to continue their decline well below the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2022
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As the main freshwater resources on Earth's surface, lakes play an important role in maintaining the stability of the ecosystem and the sustainable development of human society.
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2022
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Pollution hot spots including toxic dumping grounds that still feed into Lake Michigan are among the sites that stand to benefit from a $1 billion boost in funding for cleaning up the Great Lakes.
Environment
Feb 18, 2022
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The world's largest source of fresh water, the Great Lakes, provides drinking water to more than 40 million people in the U.S. and Canada. In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2022
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