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Great Lakes Governors Unite To Protect Great Lakes

Posted on June 4, 2013 by admin

Posted on June 3, 2013 by greatlakesoutdoors This past weekend, I joined several business, conservation, and industry leaders at the Great Lakes Governors summit on Mackinac Island, Michigan.  Our setting was the historic Grand Hotel which provided a fresh venue … Continue reading →

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Snyder signs bills to better manage Michigan wildlife/wolves

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

Posted on May 8, 2013 by ABC 10 LANSING, Mich. – Legislation authorizing the state Natural Resources Commission to designate game species in Michigan was signed today by Gov. Rick Snyder. Senate Bill 288, sponsored by state Sen. Tom Casperson, … Continue reading →

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US rejects EU claim of insecticide as prime reason for bee colony collapse

Posted on May 6, 2013 by admin

Government study points to a combination of factors for decline in population, breaking away from singling out pesticides Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent Thursday 2 May 2013     Researchers said it was not clear whether a certain class of … Continue reading →

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Kentucky to develop water pollution plan to curb ‘dead zone’

Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin

Apr. 19, 2013   |       MSD is expanding capacity of its Floyds Fork treatment plant, improving its ability to remove nutrients from wastewater. MSD officials will be giving a multi-state and federal task force a tour of the construction … Continue reading →

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Asian carp pose bigger threat than previously assumed

Posted on March 21, 2013 by admin

 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013) The reproductive habits of the Asian carp, which is invading Midwestern waterways, are more adaptable than researchers had assumed, new research finds. “We need to recognize that these species have greater flexibility … than perhaps we … Continue reading →

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