"More Deer Ticks, Fewer Loons: Climate Change on the Great Lakes"
"Isle Royale in Lake Superior used to be too cold for deer ticks. But not anymore."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 07/15/2011
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Central U.S. Is Home to Miscanthus Biomass Crop Projects
The US Dept. of Agriculture is providing financial support for farmers to grow the grass in four project areas in four states. The goal is to substantially increase production of the crop, and USDA estimates about 4,000 jobs will be created.
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"Dozens of Illinois Towns Must Curb Sewer Overflows"
As a kid, Gary Mechanic didn’t think twice about playing along the banks of the Chicago River, just a half block from his home, despite the sewage and industrial runoff that fouled the waterway when it rained.
Source: AP, 06/27/2011
Ohio Senate Approves Bill To Allow Oil and Gas Drilling at State Parks
"Ohio's state parks will be open for oil and natural gas drilling for the first time under legislation the state Senate passed on Wednesday."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 06/16/2011
41 New Trails Span About 650 Miles
Just in time for summer, 41 new segments of the US National Recreation Trails system in AL, AR, CT, FL, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NJ, NM, OK, PA, TN, and WV, covering about 650 land and water miles in 17 states, are open for business. These are part of a much larger system of about 1,100 trails spanning 13,000 miles.
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Illinois: "County Mulls Sealant Ban"
"WOODSTOCK, Ill. -- The paving industry closely is watching McHenry County as its officials consider a ban on toxic asphalt sealants commonly used on driveways."
Source: Northwest Herald, 05/16/2011
"U.S. Demands Chicago River Cleanup"
"The Obama administration is ordering an ambitious cleanup of the Chicago River, a dramatic step toward improving an urban waterway treated for more than a century as little more than an industrialized sewage canal."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 05/13/2011
BUREC Predicts Climate Impacts on Western Waters
The Bureau of Reclamation report says major changes often are expected, with the magnitude varying substantially by location. The data and information provided allow you to dig into the details to some degree for the watersheds of interest to your audience.
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Minnesota: "EPA Focuses on Chronic Polluter"
"Federal pollution authorities have quietly stepped in to help Minnesota force a huge sugar beet processor near Renville to end its long history of fouling streams that lead to the state's most troubled river."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 05/09/2011
"Corps Breaks Levee as Water Rising Elsewhere"
"A few momentary blasts, flashes of orange light, and the Mississippi River began pouring through a wide hole in a Missouri levee, intentionally blown open by the Army Corps of Engineers in the hope of saving a small Illinois town."
Source: AP, 05/03/2011
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