Thanks to a spongy M&M-like technology, contaminated soil in the Detroit River downstream of the MacArthur Bridge has been contained.
drownings
Is Lake Michigan the most dangerous Great Lake?
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Jamie Racklyeft, the executive director of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said the reason Lake Michigan has the most drownings among the Great Lakes is a combination of wind direction and tourism.
contamination
A 22-year mission to restore a Pennsylvania bay
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After more than two decades of cleanup and community efforts, Lake Erie’s Presque Isle Bay became the second heavily contaminated place in the United States to be removed from the Great Lakes toxic waters list.
commercial fishing
Commercial fishing in Michigan is critical infrastructure; will it survive COVID-19?
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Michigan’s commercial fishing is critical infrastructure during the pandemic, yet some of its practitioners may not survive COVID-19.
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Shipwrecked schooner with unique centerboard gets historic designation
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Unique design helped vessel handle the wind and adjust its configuration to pass through canals.
Great Lakes
Evaporation determines if record water levels continue to wreak havoc
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This year water levels were the highest on record since previous record highs in 1986, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which has tracked them since 1918.
dunes
Shifting sands: dune lovers address challenges of moving landscape
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A dune summit in Lansing looks at the economic impact of the state’s popular landscape feature and the conservation and management changes ahead.
Great Lakes
Would lifeguards make the Great Lakes safer?
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Most city and state Lake Michigan beaches, have not staffed lifeguards for years, and in some cases decades.
CIGLR
Road trippers search for dune disrupter’s roots
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They are studying the DNA of baby’s breath to understand why it thrives in unforgiving ecosystems around the Great Lakes and across the continent.
Nearshore
Dogs keep gulls from polluting Great Lakes beaches
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A new study shows that border collies effectively reduced gull populations on beaches.
Catch of the Day
Warm weather means less ice, more erosion at Lake Erie’s Presque Isle State Park
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About $3 million will be spent on annual beach replenishment this year.