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The tiny, plastic bits are used in consumer products such as skin exfoliants and soap. Environmentalists say when microbeads wash down the drain, they become food to fish and other wildlife.
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Grand Traverse Bay has been named one of the best bass fishing spots in the U.S. by Bassmaster.Bass are doing well in many parts of Lake Michigan with the…
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The plastic beads in some face soaps look a lot like fish food when they end up in the water. Two states are close to banning the beads, which researchers say can spread toxins through the food chain.
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Years after a 2008 dam failure caused a major fish kill along a Blue Ribbon trout stream near Vanderbilt, the dam will be removed. The state has settled…
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The prolonged winter and the ice cover on the Great Lakes could lead to some lasting effects on wildlife. For one thing, scientists expect that a lot...
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A treatment that kills zebra and quagga mussels could soon be available for use in lakes and rivers. It’s very effective and safe. But it is not likely...
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A Canadian court has slammed a trucking company and one of its drivers with a combined $75,000 fine for trying to haul live Asian carp across the U.S....
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A new report says a permanent solution to the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes could take years to build and cost billions of dollars.The report says…
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Tiny plastic beads used in some cosmetics and toothpaste are making their way into the bellies of fish in the Great Lakes, and it's raising concern among environmentalists. Dr. Sherri Mason, a chemistry professor at the State University of New York at Fredonia, has been researching the issue, and she joins Audie Cornish to explain what this means for the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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A controversial method of drilling for oil and gas could be coming to the Au Sable River, and to the most revered part of the watershed for anglers.Leases…