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Maritime School Teaches Great Lakes Skills
At the Maritime Academy of Toledo, students learn basics like math and English. They also take classes on boatbuilding. On a fall day in the boat lab, a few students are working on the inside of a small wooden boat. They’re gluing pieces of wood together along the inside of the boat before sanding it down. “This boat’s going to […]
Hold the Salt, Please: The Environmental Impact of Road Salt
As winter approaches, we’ll soon see salt-spreading plow trucks on the roads. And Todd Walter, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, says salt that is washed off the roads stays in the soil for months. “It gets back down to background levels again sometimes as late as October, so we’re really keeping the system juiced up for a […]
What will Trump mean for the Great Lakes?
Donald Trump’s election victory came with plenty of support from the Great Lakes region — unofficial returns show him winning five of the eight states. But in the aftermath of the election, environmental advocates were trying to determine how his presidency will affect the region, especially in light of his pledge to defund the Environmental Protection Agency. Aryeh Alex, director of the […]
Dakota Access Pipeline: An On-the-ground View from a Young Protestor
I first came across Trenton Joseph Casillas-Bakeberg in a live facebook feed posted by Myron Dewey of Digital Smoke Signals while researching first-hand accounts of situation in North Dakota. I was moved by his calm, thoughtful demeanor as he told the story of a traumatizing experience he had a week ago today, Oct. 27th as he was pulled forcefully out of a […]
Mild Year for Lake Erie algae blooms
Western Lake Erie algae blooms were mild this year, especially when compared to previous years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in a new analysis. That’s good news, because the blooms can cause sickness in people and animals. NOAA says that areas of scum were “fewer, less dense, and less toxic in 2016 than in either 2014 or 2015.” The severity […]