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In his new book, John U. Bacon says science, weather and the Fitzgerald's cargo can help explain why the ship sank to the bottom of Lake Superior during a treacherous storm in 1975.
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David Kenyon/Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesScientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP say they are disrupting forest ecosystems. -
Claire Keenan-Kurgan/IPRThe decision comes after years of outcry from some farmers that the cost of labor, transportation and housing for H-2A workers was making it impossible to break even.
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