Category: Water
Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Great Lakes
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
A new study reported 125 years of historical air temperature and ice data on the Great Lakes for the first time and showed the amount of ice on the lakes has declined rapidly over the past four decades.
Minnesota’s golden shiner shortage is pushing the bait industry toward fish farming
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
Minnesota anglers are facing a shortage of one of the state’s most popular baitfish, and fish farmers are looking for ways to fill the gap.
Our lakes are changing, in ways scientists didn’t expect. What’s going on under the surface?
Liz Favot remembers when she first saw the waters outside her cottage on Lake Nipissing, Ont., turn a murky green. It was in the summer of 2020. “This cottage is … Continued
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Michigan city continues push to replace thousands of lead water service lines
By Demonte Thomas
Most households in Jackson, Michigan, get their water through lead pipes. But the city is making significant progress in changing that, an official said.
Shipwrecks: Cultural heritage protection and underwater tombs
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
In a recent article, archaeologist and attorney Ryan Seidemann argues that existing laws do not always provide adequate protection for shipwrecks as cultural heritage sites and underwater burial sites.