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The Lake Erie watersnake recently became just the 23rd species to be taken off the federal Endangered Species list.
Found only on Lake Erie’s islands, the watersnake was driven to the brink of extinction in the 1990s by residents who considered it a nuisance. Residents killed thousands of the snakes and destroyed much of its habitat.
A $24 million dredging project that wrapped up earlier this year removed thousands of pounds of toxic PCBs and other pollutants from the Milwaukee River estuary.
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The government has upped its game in the eternal effort to reduce the number of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes.
State and federal agencies recently completed construction of a $1.6 million sea lamprey barrier in Trail Creek, a Lake Michigan tributary in northern Indiana. The barrier will prevent sea lamprey from spawning in the creek, which will reduce the number of these monstrous, blood-sucking invaders in Lake Michigan.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is now accepting applications for funding under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for 2012. Applications are due at 11:59 PM on May 24, 2012
EPA is requesting applications for projects in the following categories: More >
The U.S. Senate and House today introduced new bills aimed at combating the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. The legislation directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete within 18 months its study on how to separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds to block the advance of the non-native Asian carp. The voracious fish are within miles of Lake Michigan. Scientists fear that an Asian carp invasion into the Great Lakes could devastate the region’s $7 billion sport and commercial fishery. More >
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