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A species of invasive Asian carp has been found for a second time this year just below the dam at Dunnville Ontario. More...
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Taste-and-odor complaints of local tap water generally increase in the late summer, due mainly to the rich zebra mussel nutrients being deposited on the bottom of Lake Michigan. More...
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Officials holding "Battle of Lake Erie" events in Put-in-Bay, Port Clinton and Kelleys Island look forward to a friendly army of tourists who will come carrying "green," as in tourist dollars. More...
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Support for offshore wind appears to be building again in the Great Lakes region. More...
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Union members, who have been locked out since late April, have twice rejected company offers by votes of 70 per cent. More...
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The port of Ogdensburg will use more than $130,000 in federal funds to help pay for security fencing, lighting and power improvements. More...
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Moving the waste to South Carolina would require tanker trucks to cross the St. Lawrence River and its tributaries. More...
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Climate change is predicted to change many environmental conditions that could affect the natural properties of fresh and marine waters both in the U.S. and worldwide. Changes in these factors could favor the growth of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and habitat changes such that marine HABs can invade and occur in freshwater. More...
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Ohio project revives local debate on Lake Erie wind turbines
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The environmentalist community still searches for a Solomonic solution to the question of harnessing wind on the Great Lakes. More... -
Have you seen an algal bloom in your area? Take a picture of it and post your photo to the EPA's "State of the Environment" photo project on Flickr. Algal blooms are overgrowths of algae and can occur in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds, bays and coastal waters, and become harmful by producing toxins that harm human health and aquatic life. More...
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Besides taking people on tours, the crew conducts research on marine life, collecting samples for water quality and pollution testing. More...
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Production fell by 13,000 tons or about 2.1 percent from the week prior, marking the sixth straight week steel production has declined in the Great Lakes region. More...
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The Shipyard will fabricate two 150' long steel cylindrical modules that will be bolted together and anchored in the lake bottom in front of the marina. More...
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Large limestone blocks are beginning to outline public use spaces, such as the outdoor classroom and fishing piers that will line the nearly 4,300-foot-long paved pedestrian path. The path is expected to be complete this fall. More...
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Red Cliff Band says a preliminary report shows that the three non-hazardous barrels recovered show no threat to the water or fish consumption, but a final report won't be ready until next May. More...
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The project, part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, received nearly $1 million granted to Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper to rehabilitate an area where Donner Hanna Coke and Republic Steel once operated. More...
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Ohio project revives local debate on Lake Erie wind turbines
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The planned launch of a wind turbine demonstration project seven miles off of Cleveland's lakeshore in Ohio has caused a region wide debate over offshore wind to resurface in New York. More... -
Chautauqua County Legislator George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, champions dredging for this and other Lake Erie communities in the county to aid larger craft, or sailboats with deep keels, that find the small boat harbor to be nip-and-tuck. More...
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COMMENTARY: Wetlands determine the health of a body of water
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Wetlands determine the health of any body of water. The current lake levels actually threaten near-shore diversity. Climate change also lowers the overall Great Lakes water levels and we experienced more incidents of low water rather than high water in the past couple of decades. More... -
134 scientists from around the state wrote a letter to Governor Snyder opposing Bill 78, passed last spring, which prohibits state agencies from setting aside land to maintain biodiversity. More...
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Central Michigan University students, alongside researchers, are utilizing border collies to try to chase gulls, known to carry E. Coli, away from beaches. More...
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Michigan's Saugtauck-Douglas area plays host to many visitors on its waters, but one that has not yet set foot -- or more precisely, fin -- in the area is the Asian carp. More...
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The carcass of a silver carp was discovered recently on a dam abutment near Lock and Dam 5 on the Mississippi River, the farthest upstream one has been found, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday. More...
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Salt marsh is one of the signature landscape features of downtown Westport, Mich., but the proliferation of a tall, thin invasive wetland weed -- the phragmites australis -- is marring views of the Saugatuck River and taking a toll on plant and wildlife diversity. More...
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A University of Wisconsin-Superior assistant professor of chemistry is doing research on plastic debris in the Great Lakes. Her research is getting local, regional, national and international attention. More...