A new study from the University of Rochester has concluded that eatingocean fish with low levels of mercury doesn’t pose any serious healthrisks. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham has more:
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Hot Pepper Repellent
Some researchers are working on a way to use hot peppers to repel pestsunderwater. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
Hybrid Weeds Resistent to Herbicide
A new study indicates weeds that cross with genetically altered crops can cause problems, like tough to kill weeds. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham has more:
Farmland Threatened by Development
The outward growth of big city suburbs and of small towns booming because of retirees getting out of the city is putting pressure on some farm areas. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports state governments are stepping in to regulate some of the seemingly out-of-control growth:
Jet-Skis Threaten Water Quality
There’s been a huge increase in the number of watercraft in recent years. Scientists are wondering how the corresponding increase in pollution will affect the nation’s waterways. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
Jet-Ski Controversy
The popularity of Jet Skis, Sea-doos, and other personal watercraft has exploded… But at the same time the number of complaints about the noise and accidents associated with the water-bikes has escalated. Some lakes and shores have banned or restricted them. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports on some of the controversy surrounding the small, powerful boats:
Underground Gas Lines Threaten Lakes
The recent discovery of abandoned underwater gasoline lines in Lake Erie has policy-makers worried that the problem may exist all over the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
Earthquake Insurance in the Midwest
Insurance rates for earthquake coverage could be going up dramatically forbusinesses near the fault line of the nation’s most severe earthquake. It’snot in California, but in Missouri. In the winter of 1811 and 1812, aseries of severe earthquakes shook the region. The quakes changed thecourses of the Mississippi river in places. They created Reelfoot Lake inTennessee and shook to the ground the few log structures built by settlersin the southern regions of Illinois and Missouri. The Great Lakes RadioConsortium’s Lester Graham reports those historic earthquakes and newcomputer data have prompted a move to quadruple some business’ earthquakeinsurance rates: