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The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network is hosting the Great Lakes Briefs on Invasive Organisms Traded in Commerce (BIOTIC) Symposium in Milwaukee, WI on June 3 and 4, 2014. The project is being led by the Wisconsin and Minnesota Sea Grant Programs, and aims to advance knowledge and understanding of the organisms in trade (OIT) invasion pathway. More...
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The harsh winter -- producing what are being called "unusually heavy and persistent" ice conditions -- is delayay the opening of the St. Lawrence River part of the Seaway. More...
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The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network is hosting the Great Lakes Briefs on Invasive Organisms Traded in Commerce (BIOTIC) Symposium in Milwaukee, WI on June 3 and 4, 2014. The project is being led by the Wisconsin and Minnesota Sea Grant Programs, and aims to advance knowledge and understanding of the organisms in trade (OIT) invasion pathway. More...
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A yearlong restoration of the 157-year-old Point Clark Lighthouse on the shores of Lake Huron at Huron-Kinloss Township will be completed this summer. More...
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says it hasn't received the proper paperwork from the city of Flint to use the Flint River as drinking water. More...
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BP crews on Thursday more than doubled their earlier maximum estimate of how much oil spilled into Lake Michigan, estimating up to 1,600 gallons. More...
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Legislators in the Lake Erie Caucus have asked the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to reject a permit application to dump into Lake Erie material dredged from the Cuyahoga River. More...
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Peak ice has been reached on the Great Lakes, and now the ice is rapidly disappearing on some of the lakes. More...
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State Sen. George Maziarz, has called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider constructing a physical barrier to prevent the expansion of the invasive Asian Carp from hitting the Great Lakes ecosystem. More...
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The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system is spending $500-million over the next four years to rebuild lock walls and gates and automate the system that connects the eastern Great Lakes with the St. Lawrence River. More...
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Some mallard ducks will be fitted with GPS tracking devices late this summer as part of a research project to look at the impact of shrinking wetlands in the Lake St. Clair region. More...
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Because of its natural beauty, Braddock Bay in Lake Ontario and the surrounding natural areas are beloved by birders, anglers, boaters, and environmentalists. But the area's coastal wetlands face a couple of serious problems. More...
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South Dundas Township has been added to the growing list of eastern Ontario municipalities which are endorsing the Thousand Islands Area Residents' Association's (TIARA) attempt to get the Ontario side of the river designated. More...
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Dr. Jeffery Reuter of the Stone Laboratory called for a 40 percent reduction in phosphorus loading at Tuesday's Lake Erie farm forum saying 2013 and 2011 have been the only algal blooms known to last through October. More...
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A BP incident management team estimates between 377 and 755 gallons of crude oil spilled into Lake Michigan when a malfunction occurred at a Whiting, Ind. refinery Monday, U.S. Coast Guard representatives said. More...
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The Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Team has released the public meeting transcripts for the GLMRIS report. The public meetings were held during January and February of 2014 to discuss the contents of the GLMRIS Report, and to accept comments and questions from the public. More...
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EPA announces five Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling more than $1.3 million in northern Ohio and a $500,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the City of Buffalo to fund green infrastructure projects to improve water quality in Lake Erie, according to a press release. More... -
Crews for oil giant BP worked Tuesday to clean up an undetermined amount of crude oil that spilled into Lake Michigan and affected about a half-mile section of shoreline near Chicago following a malfunction at BP's northwestern Indiana refinery, officials said. More...
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A bill dealing with toxic algae blooms and phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie is headed for a full Ohio House vote. More...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway is set to open Friday, beginning the shipping channel's 56th season. More...
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A Remedial Action Plan for the Thunder Bay Area of Concern held a meeting on the Thunder Bay campus on March 19 to specifically talk about a project to clean up mercury contamination in the North Harbour. More...
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The work is budgeted at $2 million for Welland's new water tower. More...
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Crews for oil giant BP worked Tuesday to clean up an undetermined amount of crude oil that spilled into Lake Michigan and affected about a half-mile section of shoreline near Chicago following a malfunction at BP's northwestern Indiana refinery. More...
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Sen. Carl Levin has released a statement on an oil spill at BP's Whiting, Ind., refinery that released oil into Lake Michigan, saying the spill underscores the vigilance in protecting the Great Lakes from oil spills. More...
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The Great Lakes Century is a pro-bono initiatve that aims to inspire all in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to envision and take action towards a prosperous and sustainable future for the region. More...