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This feature is part of The Lake Superior Project, a 26-part series looking at a broad range of issues facing Lake Superior and its watershed, produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio. This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.
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This feature is part of The Lake Superior Project, a 26-part series looking at a broad range of issues facing Lake Superior and its watershed, produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio. This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:The Lake Superior Project is an ongoing series by WTIP North Shore Community Radio looking at the various issues facing one of the world's biggest resources. In this edition of the Lake Superior project, WTIP takes a closer look at climate change and lowering lake levels.
OUTRO:That was Kelly Schoenfelder and Barbara Jean Johnson with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. To learn more about The Lake Superior Project, visit the series website at wtip.org/lakesuperiorproject.
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This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.
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