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New EPA standards exempt most Great Lakes ships from installing new treatment systems

New EPA standards exempt most Great Lakes ships from installing new treatment systems

New standards adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exempt the existing fleet of ships on the Great Lakes from installing new onboard ballast water treatment systems to control the spread of invasive species.
by Dan Kraker

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Why Massachusetts loves Nibi the beaver and is fighting to keep her out of the wild

Why Massachusetts loves Nibi the beaver and is fighting to keep her out of the wild

For the past several weeks, the beloved beaver has been embroiled in a court battle over whether she should return to the wild or stay at the rescue center where she has lived since she was a newborn.
by Juliana Kim

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How biochar — the ‘Swiss Army knife of climate tools’ — is growing in Minnesota

How biochar — the ‘Swiss Army knife of climate tools’ — is growing in Minnesota

Minnesota is emerging as a leader in the research and manufacturing of biochar, a substance that can combat climate change by locking away carbon for centuries. It can also provide other environmental benefits such as filtering water and improving soil.
by Dan Kraker

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Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names

Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping

Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping

What lies beneath the Great Lakes' waves is largely unknown, but there's a new push to learn more about thousands of shipwrecks, underwater infrastructure and the impacts of climate change on the bottom of the world's largest freshwater system.
by The Associated Press

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In Mille Lacs, divers go deep to uncover lake’s trash problem

In Mille Lacs, divers go deep to uncover lake’s trash problem

On Mille Lacs, Minnesota’s second-largest inland lake and a premier fishing destination, concern has been growing over garbage left behind by ice anglers and other lake users. Divers from a nonprofit group based in Lake Tahoe, Nev., recently spent two weeks taking a closer look at Mille Lacs’ submerged litter to better understand where it’s coming from, and how to prevent it.
by Kirsti Marohn

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