Aug 15
Love seafood and conservation? Sustainable seafood is the catch of the day—listen up: When it comes to seafood, choosing sustainably sourced fish is “essentially the only conservation you can do with your fork,” comments Aislinn Gauchay of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. She says overfishing has long been a concern in the Great …
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Jul 27
Great Lakes states team up to protect water resources for the win—listen up: Let’s get together and…manage our region’s water In the late nineties, a company wanted to ship water from Lake Superior all the way to Asia. That got people in the Great Lakes thinking about the value of the abundance in our own …
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Jul 25
From your spray bottle to our shared waters, common cleaning toxins can dirty up waterways big time—listen up: Household hazards, oh my! It all comes out in the wash with common household cleaners, according to Aislinn Gauchay, assistant director of the Shedd Aquarium’s sustainability program. The fact is, harsh cleaning chemicals as well as pesticides …
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Apr 30
—Kayla Smith, Great Lakes Echo* A new poll shows that people are split on whether the environmental health of the Great Lakes is getting better or worse. About 18 percent of the those polled by the International Joint Commission say the lakes are improving. Another 26 percent say they are getting worse and 30 percent …
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