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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer today urged federal officials to make the Port of Oswego the most secure on the Great Lakes by approving $20,000 for four additional security cameras that provide 360-degree views of Oswego Harbor. More...
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The International Joint Commission is inviting the public to comment on the role it will play under an updated agreement between the two nations to protect the Great Lakes. More...
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CMU's College of Science and Technology purchased a 32.5-foot vessel -- the RV Chippewa -- that will allow students and faculty to travel farther out into the Great Lakes to study ecology, botany and other subjects. More...
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Summer is here, and now is the time to plan a visit to Mackinac Island, the truly "all natural" theme park of America. Mackinac Island sits in Lake Huron, in the Straits of Mackinac, and contains a wide variety of terrain to explore as well as numerous shops and attractions to enjoy. Learn more about visiting Mackinac on the island's newly updated website. More...
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Duluth will continue its system of warning flags at three major parking areas along Park Point where people are most likely to access the beach. More...
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The R/V Lake Guardian, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's largest Great Lakes research and monitoring vessel, left Wednesday for a four-day research voyage to study chemical contaminants in Lake Ontario food web. More...
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The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the National Park Service, has developed a system to quickly forecast bacteria levels at a site near the Jaite Mill Historic District in Ohio's Cuyahoga Valley National Park. More...
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U.S. and Canadian authorities are collaborating to kill invasive sea lamprey in the St. Marys River that links lakes Superior and Huron. More...
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Michigan beachgoers lost 755 days of water access in 2012 because of pollution, down 17 percent from 2011 and about half the number from five years earlier, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality said in a report released Monday. More...
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Crawford County, Oh., farmers are doing their part to combat the algae problems in Lake Erie. The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District says several grants and federal programs available for Crawford County farmers. More...
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A grassroots group opposed to having high-level nuclear waste buried along the shores of this Lake Huron community will stage its second annual protest walk on the Canada Day weekend. More...
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A coalition of business owners, city and county government officials and economic developers have formed to better market the port's capabilities and capture more economic activity in the region. More...
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Sanilac County health officials are taking advantage of an 8-year-old German shepherd mix's unique sniffing skills to make area waters safer for swimmers. More...
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We are a few years into a substantial process that will characterize our region's resilience, security and thrivability for generations to come. This brings us inevitably and unavoidably to our waterfront. More...
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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission has unveiled a new Ohio license plate. Paying an extra $25 for a Lake Erie plate produces funding for the Lake Erie Protection Fund. More...
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Jack Frye, vice president of Southwestern Sales, which operates two shipping terminals in Windsor, Ont., estimates the low levels cost shipping companies $20,000 per freighter, or $500 million a year, in lost revenue. More...
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Cliffs' CEO Joseph Carrabba told Reuters on Wednesday that the extension of its supply contract with Essar Steel Algoma announced last week suggests that Essar's greenfield iron ore project in Minnesota could be delayed. More...
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Managing the damage caused by aquatic invasive species won't be an easy task, but it's a necessary one. More...
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Swimmers discovered the substance floating atop Lake Michigan waters near Porter Beach Monday afternoon when they emerged covered in the dark, sticky, glittery film. More...
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Avon Lake Councilwoman Jennifer Fenderbosch is spearheading an effort to get as many people as possible in the area to sign a non-binding "power pledge" to help LEEDCo earn money to build six wind turbines approximately 7 miles off the city's shoreline. More...
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One of the two giant mounds of petroleum coke that sparked an outcry from community activists and environmentalists along both sides of the Detroit River is no more. More...
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Nearly a decade after the completion of a major lakefront plan, and a year after a big update, the city of Cleveland is finally ready to build a marina for transient boaters at North Coast Harbor. More...
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In a 15-8 vote that drew applause from residents in the public gallery, regional council voiced support for the two townships as unwilling hosts for turbines. More...
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With their permit from the state Department of Natural Resources to excavate the lake bottom about to expire and rough weather forecast, they didn't plan to return to the site Friday but said they might next week. More...
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The dredging will improve access for people who use the 560 boat slips at Anchor Pointe and nearly 750 slips at Meinke, the 20 charter and commercial fish businesses that operate out of the marinas, as well as the hundreds of boaters who launch from the county-owned public boat ramp More...