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Report says farm runoff declining near Great Lakes

Farmers are making significant cutbacks in erosion of soil and nutrients into the Great Lakes, where runoff is suspected of being a leading contributor to rampant growth of algae that damages water quality.

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Groups developing 3 options for blocking Asian carp

Groups developing 3 options for blocking Asian carp

Two organizations are developing a study that will outline three options for separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds in the Chicago area to prevent migration of Asian carp and other invasive species between them.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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Gore links climate change to Great Lakes problems

Former Vice President Al Gore linked climate change to a rash of environmental catastrophes from floods in Pakistan to drought in Texas and rampant algae blooms sucking oxygen from Lake Erie.

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Around MN: PFOS?, feeding the world, a struggle to address disparity

The Metropolitan Council has formally asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.
by Michael Olson

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EPA chief: Great Lakes harbor cleanups planned

Nine river mouths and harbors contaminated with industrial toxins will be targeted for accelerated cleanups under an Obama administration program to deal with festering problems in the Great Lakes.

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Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

Met Council considers legal options against 3M over chemical discharge

The Metropolitan Council has asked its lawyers to explore legal options against 3M related to millions of dollars in costs of meeting new state requirements for discharging perfluorinated chemicals - which 3M stopped producing in 2002 - from wastewater treatment plants into the environment.
by Lorna Benson, Stephanie Hemphill and Madeleine Baran

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Money to restore Great Lakes still flows, for now

Money to restore Great Lakes still flows, for now

At a time when many government programs are fighting for survival, there's one place the money is still flowing for now: the Great Lakes. In the past two years, Congress has pumped $775 million into the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a plan to fight pollution, invasive species and other ecological threats.
by John Flesher, Associated Press

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