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UB researchers are developing a deep-sea Internet. The technological breakthrough could lead to improvements in tsunami detection, offshore oil and natural gas exploration, surveillance, pollution monitoring and other activities. More...
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A developer's proposal to turn a portion of the Presbyterian Camp on Lake Michigan in Saugatuck into luxury home sites continues to run into opposition from nearby residents as well as present and past campers. More...
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Lakefront woodlands, marshes and grasslands are precious habitats, and the birding in Northeast Ohio this past week showed why. More...
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As part of a larger restoration of the Samuel Myers Park, the City Council approved a measure that allows soil dredged from Lake Michigan near the Racine Yacht Club to be used to create beach dunes the park. More...
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Lake Superior, the largest of North America's Great Lakes, is on its way to becoming the world's biggest hot tub. According to scientists, climate change is causing the lake to heat up faster than any other lake on the planet. More...
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Sarah Rupert, Mark Bartlett, John Staley, Henry Denotter and Ken Schmidt were honored for their contributions toward conservation in the Windsor-Essex region. More...
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is asking for residents to help identify priorities for the management and protection of the Lake Michigan coastline. More...
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The statistics are in on the rescues and fatalities while swimming in the Great Lakes this summer. Lake Michigan was again the most dangerous of the Great Lakes. More...
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Last fall, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources dedicated the J.D. Marshall Preserve, a Lake Michigan shipwreck site due north of the pavilion at the Indiana Dunes State Park beach in Chesterton. More...
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Scientists and policymakers are discussing issues related to Great Lakes water levels during a conference in Ann Arbor. More...
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The Conference on Michigan's Future: Energy, Economy, and Environment will be held at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, Mich., on Nov. 1-3. The conference will bring together business, industry, government, and non-profit organizations to explore the relationships between energy, economy and the environment in Michigan. More...
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The last year that Lake Michigan water levels were at their long-term average height was in 1998. Last month, Lake Michigan's average water level was 577.56 feet, or 18 inches below its long-term average for the month, according to data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More...
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Ohio Department of Natural Resource workers set gill nets in Lake Erie to catch walleye and white bass, among other species. They will count and study the fish to determine adult population numbers and health during the agency's annual October fish survey. More...
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The Cleveland Foundation awarded $100,000 to Lake Metroparks for construction of an observation tower at the agency's newest park - Lake Erie Bluffs in Perry Township. The tower will comprise multiple viewing platforms along a staircase that will culminate in a deck featuring 360-degree views. More...
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An Ohio Environmental Protection Agency proposal under review by federal officials would establish limits for phosphorus and nitrogen making Ohio one of only 3 states to establish limits for farm and sewage-treatment plant pollution that feed toxic algae in lakes. More...
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While one international panel recently released yet another dire report on global warming, another was touring Erie shoreline with a nightmarish report of its own, that reads like the script for a bad Hollywood horror flick. More...
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The number of wind energy turbines in Huron County next summer is set to more than double in size from the 2012 totals, Jeff Smith, director of the Huron County Building and Zoning Office said Friday. "By sometime next year, we should have 328 wind turbines in Huron County" Smith said. More...
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Gov. Pat Quinn announced the Illinois Coastal Management Grants on Saturday. Illinois is spending more than $730,000 on environmental education projects along Lake Michigan. More...
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A Storm in pictures: Remembering 1954 Hurricane Hazel. More...
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For the past three weeks, a three-member federal panel has been considering a proposal by Ontario Power Generation to entomb 200,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste deep underground, at the site of the Bruce nuclear station near Kincardine, Ontario. More...
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Gov. Pat Quinn announced the Illinois Coastal Management Grants on Saturday. Illinois is spending more than $730,000 on environmental education projects along Lake Michigan. More...
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Every year since 1976, state environmental technicians have set nets across the St. Lawrence River to see what fish they catch. The result is a sort of snapshot of the river's fishery. More...
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A Storm in pictures: Remembering 1954 Hurricane Hazel. More...
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Should radioactive nuclear waste be buried next to Lake Huron, a remarkably pristine body of water that is one of the wonders of the world? Common sense would say an emphatic no. More...
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Concerned lake users filled every seat at the Collingwood Town Council in Collingwood, Ont., as the executive director of Stop the Drop gave three suggestions to council regarding Georgian Bay's dropping water levels. More...