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WEBThe Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
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WEBChicago groups spotlight the city’s water “abundance,” focus on innovation, collaboration as key to its future. May 15, 2024 - by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now. “Innovation is integral to delivering on all of our water priorities,” says top executive. What about conservation?
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Mussels are filter feeders, which means they feed by clearing nutrients from the water passing through them. The rate of reproduction and spread of zebra mussels make them efficient cleaners of Great Lakes water, but whether that’s a positive or negative thing depends on who you’re asking. “Some people do think the water clarity is a ...
30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great …
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 30 years of change for the Great Lakes. After quagga mussels replaced zebra mussels, their populations peaked in about 2003 and declined slightly in shallow waters. They continue to increase slowly in deeper portions of the lakes, said Alexander Karatayev, director of the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College.
Groundwater: Is it a 6th Great Lake? | Great Lakes Now
WEBSeptember 20, 2019. An estimated 6 quadrillion gallons of water sit in the five Great Lakes and their connectors. That’s 6 million billion gallons worth of water. But many Great Lakes communities get their drinking water from groundwater rather than the lakes, and the availability of this subterranean supply can be more volatile.
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 · “The storms that caused huge amounts of infrastructure damage in Duluth back in 2017-2018 were not, by historical standards, particularly huge storms; what made them so damaging was that they occurred when lake levels were at a high stand,” said Jay Austin, professor with the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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WEBMajor federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest. PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure. Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle. Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash.
Great Lakes Education – Lessons Plans for Middle Schoolers
WEBGreat Lakes Now wants to help your students explore the Great Lakes.. That’s why we’ve designed a collection of free lesson plans that engage students with the science, math and more about the Great Lakes, largely through video segments from our award-winning PBS television program.Designed for middle-school classrooms and at-home learning, these educational activities will help students ...
First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
WEBSeptember 6, 2022. For the first time in decades, a new bulk freighter has been built on and launched on the Great Lakes. The Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin unveiled the Mark W. Barker earlier this year after spending nearly three years constructing it. The vessel was commissioned by Cleveland-based Interlake ...
The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 …
WEBMar 10, 2022 · The Build Back Better Act, currently stalled, has a provision granting $350 million in funding for a new Great Lakes icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard. In late February, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 was introduced to the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which also includes $350 million for …
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