Some of the dead loons are thought to have come from Minnesota.

Last fall, nearly 900 loons died while migrating south across Lake Michigan, probably more. And its likely at least some were from Minnesota.Scientists are not sure what killed the loons, but they suspect that invasive species may be to blame.

via MPR News.

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“To its critics, the S.S. Badger is a relic and a menace, a coal-fired car ferry that dumps tons of raw coal ash into Lake Michigan each year as it plies its four-hour route between Manitowoc, Wis., and Ludington, Mich.

“To its friends in the halls of Congress, the Badger is a national historic treasure, a ship from a bygone era worth saving from the bureaucrats of the Environmental Protection Agency, even if it means skirting the line on the Republicans’ sacred ban on Congressional earmarks,” via New York Times.

Hurricane #Sandy causing large waves on Lake Michigan today. – Photo by John H. White #nofilter #storm #chic instagr.am/p/RX1–IrSqV/

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