From Great Lakes Echo
By Molly Dillon and Christa Milster
The sea lamprey is one of many invasive species in the Great Lakes. These eel-like creatures suck out fish’s bodily fluids after latching onto them with their mouths. Lamprey have caused the extinction of three types of whitefish. Resource managers across the region are determined to...
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By Jessica Pupovac
Editor’s note: Jessica Pupovac is a Chicago freelance writer and a 2009 graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism’s Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute
City officials, urban planners and environmental...
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The Shedd Aquarium addressed the threat of a destructive Asian carp infestation last week by hosting a panel discussion with experts from the Midwest region. They discussed the invasive species threat, which is being debated by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday.
Panelists Reuben Keller, David Lodge, Duane Chapman, Bill Boden, Josh Ellis and David Uldrich shared disturbing details at the...
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Story by: Curtis Black
August 15, 2008 – While Great Lakes advocates are pressing for swift congressional approval of the Great Lakes Compact, groups concerned about water privatization are working to close what they call “loopholes” in the international agreement.
A coalition including Food and Water Watch, Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation, and the Council of...
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by Annie Slezickey
July 8, 2008 – On North Avenue Beach, Travis Mont Blanc tucked a volleyball under his arm and cupped his hands in an effort to block the Lake Michigan wind as he lit a Marlboro Light.
No alarms sounded as the 25-year-old Lakeview resident inhaled his cigarette on the beach. Without knowing it,...
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