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The Clean Water Act turns 50 years old this week, but parts of it are currently under attack in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case could remove protections from some streams and wetlands, which would then make it easier and cheaper to pollute or even eliminate these waterways. . ....
The Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint has deadlines for Pennsylvania, and other states in the watershed, to implement practices to reduce water-pollution levels by 2025. The latest checkup on the Blueprint shows the Keystone State is lagging behind. At the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Agricultural Program Manager and Interim Director Bill Chain said they re disappointed the Keystone State hasn t made more progress, particularly in reducing farm runoff. . ....
Those in northern areas like Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota are preparing for another winter as a new global study raises questions about how colder climates might see fewer days of ice cover on lakes. ....
Minnesotans are preparing for another winter, and a new global study raises questions about how colder climates might see fewer days of ice cover on lakes. The findings in the journal Nature Communications showed lakes in the Northern Hemisphere have seen ice melts happen sooner by an average of eight days, and the authors pointed to climate change. Jerry Grundtner, president of the Forest Lake Lake Association, said recent ice-outs have varied, with some stretching into early May. . ....