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Dredging, Mining, Anti-erosion May Be Contributing To Lower Lake Levels

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A new report might hold the key to why water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron are dropping.The study’s authors say human interference is causing more water to flow out of the two lakes…never to return.Patty Murray reports…

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