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Invasive or not? A Great Lakes puzzle
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Scott McNaught and Emily Wimmer with graduate students, Credit: Central Michigan University
The bloody red shrimp came to the Great Lakes around 2006 in the ballast water of cargo ships. Now, scientists are running tests to determine wheth...

Bought by WORT, WDET Detroit Public Radio, Michigan Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 10
Autopsy reveals more on Asian carp caught near Lake Michigan
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Cross section of Asian carp's vertebrae, Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Back in June, an Asian carp was caught just nine miles from Lake Michigan. Somehow it got past electric barriers designed to keep those fish out of...

Bought by WBFO, Interlochen Public Radio, WLPR , WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2017
  • Length: :44
  • Purchases: 7
Army Corps study recommends plan to prevent Asian carp
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: This map from the US Army Corps of Engineers shows the location of measures in the agency's recommended plan to restrict Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, Credit: USACE
The U-S Army Corps of Engineers released a long-awaited report today that says new measures are need to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Gr...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WBFO, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 8
Blast noise to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes, new U.S. study says
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Asian carp, Credit: Gino Santo Maria/shutterstock
Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release a study detailing the best ways to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. A d...

Bought by WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WKSU and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Why did the Asian Carp cross Lake Michigan's electric barrier? This scientist is on the case.
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A slide with slices of otoliths is ready for examination, Credit: A slide with slices of otoliths is ready for examination
Asian carp are a big threat to the Great Lakes. After one was found recently beyond an electric barrier, environmentalists and officials worried th...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WORT, Michigan Radio, WXXI Rochester, WVIK and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 10
Algae bloom forecast looks bad for Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Algae bloom, 2011 , Credit: NASA
Harmful algae blooms generally begin to hit the lake in late July, and are triggered mainly by nutrient runoff from farms in the region. Toxins fro...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 5
Identifying invasives the focus of NY events
From: Great Lakes Today
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Invasive fish and plants that have plagued the Great Lakes region for decades are getting some special attention during a week long series of event...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 3
Storms in forecast could boost high Lake Erie levels
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
By this time of year, Lake Erie usually reaches its peak water level, beginning a seasonal decline with drier conditions. But this year has been a...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
Great Lakes water levels to remain high through fall
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Flooded gas dock at a marina in Rochester, New York, Credit: Alex Crichton, WXXI News
The US Army Corps of Engineers predicts that water across the Great Lakes will remain high for the duration of summer, and even into the fall.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: :38
  • Purchases: 7
Sturgeon recovery endangered on Lake Ontario
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: Troubled Waters: Trump and the Great Lakes
Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / USFWS biologists prepare to examine a lake sturgeon, Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / USFWS biologists prepare to examine a lake sturgeon
NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 12 Biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been using federal funding to monitor the health of ...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 8
Bald eagles face danger from lead poisoning
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: An eagle necropsy at the N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation, Credit: Jim Levulis
The comeback of the American bald eagle is a success story shared by many states across the Great Lakes region and keeping them safe has become a h...

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  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 7
Big algae bloom predicted this summer in Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A NASA satellite image of western Lake Erie from May 22, 2017, Credit: NOAA
The more rain we have this spring, the bigger the Lake Erie algae bloom this summer -- and it’s been a wet spring, according to projections from th...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 5
Trump budget targets Great Lakes funding
From: Great Lakes Today
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The Trump administration released details of its 2018 budget plan today. As expected, it eliminates a $300 million program to help the Great Lakes....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 6
New York town fights to keep Lake Ontario at bay
From: Great Lakes Today
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The Great Lakes are so big that they can act just like an ocean -- with punishing waves that erode the shore. And with Lake Ontario 20 inches highe...

Bought by WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, and WBFO


  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 5
352-Worth Tracking
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A 400 foot diameter space rock's path could bring it to within an Earth diameter of the surface of our planet.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KTRT RADIO INC, KKRN, KRWG and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Study: Warnings about contaminated fish fall short
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: EPA Photo / Fish Advisory , Credit: EPA Photo / Fish Advisory
The EPA Office of inspector General (OIG) issued a report regarding fish advisory risk communications. The agency found that several states and tri...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WKSU, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Apr 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 4
346-Arctic Ice
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The polar ice caps are the smallest in recorded history.

Bought by KENW, KTRT RADIO INC, KKRN, KUPR low power FM, and WLPR


  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Teachers worry about Trump cuts to Sea Grant program
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Teachers test a classroom activity at SUNY Oswego's Rice Creek field station, Credit: Payne Horning
For years, the Sea Grant program has helped Americans learn about the oceans, the Great Lakes and other waters. Now President Trump wants to stop f...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, WKSU and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 7
344-Gnats
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Small asteroids swarm about the Earth in its orbit around the Sun like gnats around an outdoor light in the summer time.

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KKRN, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
342-That's Close
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid, which could pass under a basketball hoop, missed the Earth by about 9,000 miles.

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KKRN, and KRWG


  • Added: Mar 23, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 10: Big Fish, Big Science
From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf
Caption: Biochemist Dana Wetzel dissects a fish exposed to oil in the lab., Credit: David Levin
Scientists at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, are leading a new experiment that will help uncover the effects of oil spills on fis...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 08:20
Episode 9: Mapping Oil Spills by Satellite
From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf
Caption: Chuanmin Hu, an optical oceanographer at USF, points to a map of the Ixtoc-1 spill made from archival satellite data.
The 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but has since been largely forgotten. More than 35 years late...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 09:50
Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Drill searches for spread of chemicals, Credit: Ben Thorp
Residents near an abandoned Air Force base in Michigan are worried about an unseen invader. Toxic chemicals from the base have contaminated wells i...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WBFO, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 6
This Week in Water for January 15, 2017
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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A Massive Federal Payout for Water Contamination. That and other stories on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 15, 2017
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 2