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- — March 28, 2011
EPA investigates continued sewage discharges into Lake Michigan and local creeks

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking into continued sewage spillage into Lake Michigan and Chicago waterways. Chicago is one of many cities that still use a combined sewer system, which[…]

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- — March 24, 2011
Phosphorous mars Lake Whatcom water quality

A recently released Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program annual report highlights the lake’s water quality problems. In 2010, dissolved oxygen levels were lower and phosphorous levels higher than the worst conditions[…]

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- — February 23, 2011
Extreme selective pressure leads to PCB resistant fish

If you’re a fish living in the Hudson River, pollution-resistant genes might be a handy adaptation to posses. Many species in the river have been severely harmed by decades of[…]

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- — February 8, 2011
Industrial pollutants isolated in eastern Lake Erie fish

New York researchers have documented evidence of two contaminants in eastern Lake Erie fish. The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere in September, contributes to the growing body of knowledge[…]

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