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Cyanobacteria, or "green slime," is wreaking havoc with Lake Erie's water supplies and fishing industries. The outbreaks are caused largely by runoff of fertilizers and other nutrients from farms, and they're a growing problem in the Great Lakes and aroun

In the fight against green slime on Lake Erie, farmers try to clean up their act

Environment

Nasty green slime poisoned water in Ohio last summer, and it’s becoming a regular thing in the region — and around the world. The problem is agricultural pollution, but some Ontario farmers are trying to try to cut back on the pollution that leads to the slime.

Climate change enhances risks of glacial lakes flooding mountain communities

Environment

Great Lakes threatened by decreasing water levels

Environment

Canada’s budget cuts imperil important environmental research area

Environment

Russian scientists reported to have reached untouched lake beneath Antarctica

Environment
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Himalayan mountain glaciers show signs of global warming

Environment

As the global climate changes, one of the clearest manifestations of the change is in the disappearance or shrinking of the glaciers in the Himalayan mountain range. These glaciers provide fresh water to 40 percent of the Earth’s population and their disappearance could be devastating.

Michigan’s Blue Economy

When people think of Michigan’s economy, they generally think of places like Detroit and Flint, and of the state’s once great automobile manufacturing sites. But  Martina Guzmán  of WDET takes a closer look at the economic benefits of one of the Great Lakes State’s most tried and true resources: water. With over 3,000 miles of shoreline, the […]

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Three Strange Tales Of Lake Preservation

Probing the science of what it is in the water that keeps the dead from decomposing.

The Consequences of Iran’s Lake Orumiyeh Drying Up

Lifestyle & Belief

Lake Orumiyeh – a large salt lake in northwest Iran – is slowly drying up.

Saving Lake Victoria

With the help of some high-tech satellite imaging that color-codes soil types, scientists have recently discovered one source of some of the excess nutrients choking Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake. Pedro Sanchez, director-general of the Kenya-based International Center for Research in Agroforest, discusses this discovery with host Steve Curwood.

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