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Scientists to test water 'gun' in Asian carp fight

Scientists to test water 'gun' in Asian carp fight

A "gun" that shoots powerful pulses of water might be used to keep Asian carp from slipping into Lake Michigan near a Chicago shipping lock if testing this summer determines it wouldn't damage the structure, an official from the U.S Geological Survey said Thursday.

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A spring surprise? The heavy snow didn't mean more killed fish

A spring surprise? The heavy snow didn't mean more killed fish

No more than the usual number of fish died from lack of oxygen under the ice and snow. Now the DNR begins the restocking of ponds where fish did die over the winter to restore the fish supply and encourage families to take to the water.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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The optimistic conservationist

The optimistic conservationist

Nature Conservancy lead scientist Sanjayan believes many of his fellow conservationists focus too much on gloom and doom. While that has gotten people's attention, he argues, it hasn't led to tangible lasting action.

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State of the Environment report on Earth Day

State of the Environment report on Earth Day

The director of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment, Jon Foley, gives an Earth Day report card on the quality of our water, air and land. What are the biggest problems, and the biggest successes?

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