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Jenner & Block: Army Corps Proposes New Controls To Protect Great Lakes From Evasive Aquatic Species
Posted on 6 Feb 2013 by E. Lynn Grayson

By E. Lynn Grayson , Partner, Jenner & Block The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently released an updated list of controls it has identified for preventing the transfer of aquatic nuisance species (ANS) between the Great Lakes and the... Read More

Tags: Jenner Block , rivers , evasive species , Great Lakes , nuisance species , Lynn Grayson , lakes

Lakes across the globe are warming up
Posted on 3 Dec 2010 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Throughout the past quarter-century, inland lakes have been experiencing a small, steadily rising nighttime fever. Globally, the average increase has hovered around 0.045 degrees Celsius per year, but in some regions the increase has been more than twice... Read More

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