NOAA grant funds study of Bay Shore power plant’s impact
A three-year grant from the NOAA will fund research into the ecosystem impacts of FirstEnergy’s Bay Shore coal power plant in Oregon, Ohio. As previously reported, the plant kills about[…]
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Ohio Sea Grant researcher hopes to model Lake Erie dead zone mystery
Perhaps one of the greatest mysteries lurking in the waters of Lake Erie today is why the lake’s dead zone appears to be worsening. Ohio Sea Grant researcher Dr. Gerald[…]
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Couple plans “full circle” trek around Lake Superior
While many entering their 60s might fantasize about retiring to a sandy beachfront, they’re probably not picturing the same shorelines as Mike Link and Kate Crowley. The retired Minnesota couple[…]
Megafarm watchdog protects Michigan freshwaters
For her efforts to patrol megafarms in southern Michigan, Lynn Henning received what’s considered the “Nobel Prize for environmental work” yesterday. Henning was awarded the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize, an[…]
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