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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - The Untold Story

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused Ohio's Cuyahoga River to catch on fire in 1969

The Independent UK

Script flips on Steelers in second half as they stumble in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — These Thursday night affairs on the banks of Lake Erie are becoming quite the chore for the Steelers. Three years after a memorable late-week loss to the Browns in primetime, one that ended with an all-out brawl, Cleveland pushed over the Steelers legally this time in a 29-17…

Tribune News Service

Bears, Justin Fields looking for success at scene of last year’s low point

The quarterback was sacked nine times and hit on six more occasions in the Bears’ 26-6 loss on Sept. 26. On the shores of Lake Erie, head coach Matt Nagy’s offense totaled 47 yards — the franchise’s fewest in 40 years — on 42 plays.

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To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution

Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone be the size of New Jersey, or only as big as Connecticut? Will Lake Erie’s bloom blossom to a human health…

The Conversation

Toxic algae in the Great Lakes

In Toledo, Ohio, monitoring and treating algae-contaminated water from Lake Erie costs $100 per family per year

Salon

No longer a gray area: This study confirms walleye prefer certain colors.

Lake Erie's dominant predator spends much of its time chasing food in the dark — at night and at depths that obscure most light frequencies. Named for their odd pearlescent eyes, walleye can distinguish colors in various water conditions and see in shades of darkness that blind their prey

Tribune News Service

Contrary to alarming report, ’There are no sharks in Lake Erie’

A Facebook post showing what were said to be large sharks swimming in Lake Erie has been debunked.

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Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business

The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for drinking water. The lakes support a multibillion-dollar maritime economy, and the lands around them provided many…

The Conversation

Huge ship graveyard with thousands of sunken vessels covered in creepy creatures

A fast-breeding alien shellfish species is smothering hundreds of years of dramatic shipwreck history in Lake Erie, in the US, but are making the water clearer for exploring divers

Daily Mirror

Cluster of earthquakes shake Lake Erie in Ohio

More than 200 earthquakes centered in Ohio have been recorded since 1776

The Independent UK

18 rescued from breakaway ice sheet on Lake Erie

No one was injured, says US Coast Guard

The Independent UK

18 people rescued from breakaway ice sheet on Lake Erie, Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued 18 people who were stranded on an ice sheet on Lake Erie.

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