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Trump’s budget would devastate sea lamprey control in Great Lakes
By Maya Moore
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say. Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.
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How many cigarette butts are littering your local beach?
Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches.
NIO Day 2025, See You in Hangzhou
Shanghai, China — NIO Day is our annual gathering with users and a stage where we share our achievements in technological innovation. This is the first time that NIO Day takes place in autumn. With a shorter preparation window and greater complexity in coordination, the Organizing Committee, guided by the … [continued]
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As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives â for now
Chemistry, cold water and isolation make it hard for invasive mussels to get a foothold in the Big Lake. But a spate of recent outbreaks from Isle Royale to Canadaâs Nipigon Bay have scientists unnerved….
Nibi Chronicles: Your hands will know what to do
Wiigwaasi-jiimaanan (birch bark canoes) are one of the essential tools invented by Ojibwe-Anishinaabe people, using materials commonly found in the Great Lakes region — our homeland for 1,000s of years. These lightweight and durable vehicles formed the basis of travel for everyone in the region, not just the Ojibwe. I have come to think of the Ojibwe canoe as the driver of early economies across Turtle Island.