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City officials have taken a significant step toward opening what's viewed as sort of a dead end between the downtown and lakefront in an effort to continue revitalization efforts in the area and plan to demolish The News-Dispatch facility in the spring and the police station behind it once the new police station on Michigan Boulevard opens possibly in 2016. More...
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Snowy owls are currently being found in every northeastern state and even in some southern ones. Six of them have been sighted at the Syracuse, N.Y., airport alone. In New Jersey, they're scattered up and down the coast, and no doubt there are some unseen inland. More...
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After years of miscommunication born from land ownership issues, a University of Minnesota research center and the neighboring Chippewa tribe are working to find common ground on the Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation. More...
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Coastal marshes are among the most productive of all the world's ecosystems - as productive as tropical rainforest when it comes to biomass per acre -and healthy coastal marshes are crucial to the health of the Great Lakes. More...
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Our Great Lakes endowment is 21 percent of the world's fresh water. Today, Lake Michigan counties, like Racine, have water, and conserving that asset means tough conditions for water takers, especially those with low stewardship credibility. More...
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The Erie, Penn., Bureau of Fire and other agencies are continuing their investigation today into what's believed to be a diesel fuel spill that was discovered in Lake Erie on Wednesday afternoon. More...
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UniStar Nuclear Energy is completely withdrawing its application to build a third nuclear power plant at Nine Mile Point on Lake Ontario in Oswego, N.Y. More...
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A federal EPA administrator conveyed the agency's support of the "Plan 2014" water regulation proposal for Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River. More...
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Two longtime dams on the Cuyahoga River in Akron, Ohio, were removed this year, and city officials said they are already seeing the positive results of the project. More...
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In Minnesota, the debate over mining versus environmental concerns rages on as PolyMet unveils its plans to build an open pit mine between Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes. More...
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Armed with mobile radar, weather balloons and a specially-equipped aircraft, scientists from around the country are gathering on the shores of Lake Ontario, in New York, this week to get a better understanding of lake effect snow. More...
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The Erie, Pennsylvania Bureau of Fire and other agencies are continuing their investigation today into what's believed to be a diesel fuel spill that was discovered in Lake Erie on Wednesday afternoon More...
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UniStar Nuclear Energy is completely withdrawing its application to build a third nuclear power plant at Nine Mile Point on Lake Ontario in Oswego, New York. More...
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Administrator for Region 2 of the federal EPA, conveyed the agency's support of the "Plan 2014" water regulation proposal for Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River saying, "Plan 2014 will increase the diversity and functioning of 64,000 acres of coastal wetlands..." More...
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Two longtime dams on the Cuyahoga River were removed this year, and city officials said they are already seeing the positive results of the project. More...
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Registration is now open for Discovering Wetlands, Wisconsin Wetlands Association's 19th Annual Wetland Conference. The conference aims to define and develop the way the region understands and manages wetland and water resources. Conference dates are Feb. 18-20, 2014. More...
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OWLeS (Ontario Winter Lake Effect Systems) is a 2 month project sponsored by the National Science Foundation and several grants that will be studying how lake effect snow bands develop, travel, and impact areas around Lake Ontario. More...
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An early invasion of the snowy owl has been spotted across the Buffalo Niagara region this week. More...
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Interview with Tim Cline, a PhD student at the University of Washington's School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences who studies the effect of temperature on fish in Lake Superior. More...
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The Marysville City Council recently approved a $250,000 project to monitor stormwater flows through the city's storm sewers. More...
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The Buffalo River Restoration Partnership, a unique public-private-non-profit partnership, is moving forward with plans to address a number of environmental problems affecting the Buffalo River. More...
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Clean Wisconsin, the state's largest and oldest environmental advocacy group, asked state environmental regulators to deny the City of Waukesha's request to switch to a Lake Michigan water supply. More...
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Genetic evidence of Eurasian ruffe, an invasive species in the perch family, has been found for the first time in southern Lake Michigan. More...
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One pelt from St. Regis was recognized out of the approximately 4,000 otter pelts sent to auction to receive the 2012 Otter Top Lot Award by the FHA, that rewards both the animal's health and fitness indicated in its leather and the fur-handlers meticulous skill. More...
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"Attack the environment" has been the legislative theme in Lansing at the midway point in Gov. Rick Snyder's first term, according to Mike Berkowitz, legislative director of the Michigan Chapter of Sierra Club. More...