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Great Barrier Reef Pollution Threatens Coral and Marine Life

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system.
The Great Barrier Reef located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia is the world’s largest coral reef system.  It covers an area of 133,000 square miles and is composed of 2,900 reefs and 900 islands. The reef supports a wide diversity of life including many endangered species, some of which are
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The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Lake Superior’s Power

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third largest by volume.
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third largest by volume.  It serves as an important link in the Great Lakes Waterway, providing a route for the transportation of iron ore and other mined and manufactured materials from Duluth, Minnesota to Detroit Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and other
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Groundwater Contamination Risks and Drinking Water Safety in Wisconsin

Dirty water from stormwater drains empties into river.
Ask the residents of Jackson Wisconsin about their drinking water and right now you’ll hear a lot of grumbles.  100% of the city’s drinking water comes from groundwater and hasn’t reported any contaminants to the EPA since 2005, although numerous private well owners have not been so fortunate. The Wisconsin DNR had issued a drinking
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Hydrilla Control and Herbicide Impacts on Lake Pinehurst Fishery

Spraying herbicide on the lake
Hydrilla.  The word alone sends shivers down the spines of anyone living, associated, or recreates on waterways.  It sends people into panic mode, as it should.  Hydrilla is an aquatic invasive species that has slowly been invading waters of the United States since being introduced in Florida in the 1960’s.  Hydrilla in one of the
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