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Visclosky, Lugar, Coats blast closing Chicago area waterway to stop Asian carp Report proposes dividing Great Lakes and Mississippi New map for what to plant reflects new reality of global warming DNR: Changes in rules governing urban deer zones are now in effect Sand mine near Starved Rock park moves forward Toxic releases up in 2010 IDEM says Study indicates many beach closings could be avoided by using local water quality information Porter County Izaak Walton praises transfer of prison land for wildlife Feds list possible methods for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes NPS would welcome input on future use of Read Dunes House Indiana Dunes history: Read House placed on National Register of Historic Places Snowy Owls moving south look for them here at local beaches Izaak Walton League land buy protects half mile of Little Calumet River adjacent to new game preserve Daniels transfers 1250 acres in Pine Township to game bird habitat Two Indiana environmental groups merge Thawing permafrost venting of methane and CO2 likely to worsen global warming Study shows deeper meltdown at Japan nuclear reactor UN scientist says fighting climate change now will save money later Study: Asthma on the rise in Indiana EPA mulls ban on pesticide that can turn male frogs into females Pace of global warming feared to be worse than the worst estimates Study: Triple threat paints grim future for frogs Porter County Ikes want Little Cal agency to replace destroyed wetlands Indiana environmental groups: Rules on big livestock farms fall short Report: Indiana rivers and lakes still suffer from pollution Worst scenario? Global warming gases increase at record rate Experts It will take 30 years to safely close Japan nuclear site Study: Japan radiation higher than estimated Charlotte Read retires from Save the Dunes board Rare Harris Sparrow spotted here by intrepid bird watchers Report says mussels and nutrients damage Great Lakes Hunting banned in National Lakeshore Report eyes future of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Changes to deer hunting rules OKed effective 2012 NPS seeking comments on Porter Brickyard Trail environmental assessment Indiana sees 82 percent spike in Lyme disease cases Experts chart potential Great Lakes invasion routs for Asian carp Cloudy with chance of war: Study links El Nino climate to civil wars National Geographic picks Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as Top 10 Urban Escape Lyme disease ticks at home in Ogden Dunes HEC: I-69 will take 20 percent of Indiana highway funds Court rejects challenge to ballast rules aimed at keeping out invasive species US judge OKs NIPSCO/EPA deal to improve coal plants Michigan issues health advisory for contaminated Lake Michigan trout Report: Climate change hitting Great Lakes national parks Park Service takes public input as breakwaters continue to cause beach erosion and dune loss Pileated woodpecker pops up in Chesterton Harassment of gulls cuts beach contamination Scientists favor dividing Great Lakes and Mississippi in the face of Asian carp invasion Indiana Dunes State Park picked by USA Today as a top hiking spot Breaking up is hard to do: Friends of the Dunes rebuffs NPS demand for funds, says group is for State Park, too NPS releases long range interpretive plan for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Open burning most common Indiana environmental complaint Nuclear plant in the Indiana Dunes? Japan's crisis brings back memories New DNR firewood management policy rules Report: Excessive nutrients damaging Great Lakes State issues wastewater permit for ArcelorMittal IDEM OKs wastewater permit to US Steel Midwest Deadly bat fungus found in southern Indiana cave IUN geoscientist to study Mt. Baldy sand movement, erosion, paleosols Photo: Beach erosion at Porter Beach USGS: One in eight fish tested in state showed excessive mercury levels Smelly invasive stink bug found in Indiana for first time Read house won't be bulldozed anytime soon; review underway Survey: Funding, invasive species, pollution top concerns of Indiana Dunes visitors Activists work to save historic Dunes Read House Herb and Charlotte Read named to Conservation Hall of Fame State hopes phosphorous limits for lakes will cut algae blooms and water pollution 7-year demolition planned for Zion nuclear plant on Lake Michigan Dunes supporters share stories of park history and ecology at interpretive forum Leasebacks expiring: Long chapter in National Lakeshore story coming to an end Indiana parks and refuges see rebound in river otters State of Indiana halts mercury monitoring IDEM Don't expect quick response to red dust pollution Health Dept IDs red dust in Crocker as iron oxide Consensus of NPS Dunes open house: Chellberg is story in need of telling DNR: How to keep coyotes out of your yard County has deficit of local park land, DNR study finds Save the Dunes Council and Save the Dunes Conservation Fund now merged as one Herb and Charlotte Read recognized by HEC for lifetime of conservation work Use hotline to fight poaching Nature preserve renamed in honor of Faith and Gordon Greiner Birders converge on the Indiana Dunes; the Merlin makes it memorable Study reports Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore threatened by climate change Illinois professors research Chicago's wild parakeets Environmental News Archive Environmental Headline News Links
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Grand Cal Task Force
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Chicago Wilderness
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Improving Kids' Environment Coalition
Indiana Audubon Society
Citizens Action Coalition
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