Heavy rain this summer has caused unusually high numbers of combined sewer overflows, or CSOs, across Great Lakes states, impairing water quality and worsening the risk to area beachgoers. Just[…]
This summer’s high temperatures, along with increased phosphorus loading, sewage discharges, and rainfall, have created something of a perfect storm for blue-green algae growth in Lake Erie. The lake’s western[…]
The Great Lakes have been experiencing temperatures this summer that have approached or met record highs from over the past 30 years. While the cause is known, researchers are unsure[…]
Roughly 819,000 gallons of tar sands oil spilled into a tributary of Lake Michigan yesterday, making it one of the Midwest’s largest oil spills ever. A damaged pipeline released the[…]
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