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We have some encouraging news from the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. They've just released an interactive map that pinpoints success stories across the region, efforts to restore the lakes with projects funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. More...
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A three day conference is getting underway in Marquette today, looking at the unique needs of cities on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. More than a hundred American and Canadian cities are part of the group organizing the conference. More...
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Swimmers were allowed back into the water Wednesday afternoon at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore after officials determined the substance found in the water Monday was not a health risk. More...
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The heat appears to be off for now, but Lake Erie fishing charter captains are wondering why the U.S. Coast Guard suddenly got curious about where their boats were built. And then just as suddenly appear to lose interest. More...
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Asian carp could do more damage than previously believed because the number of Great Lakes tributaries that could provide adequate spawning conditions for them is great than realized, according to a study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey. More...
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More than 44 billion gallons of water were extracted daily from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin in 2011, according to a new report. More...
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Autonomous underwater vehicles are launching on Lake Ontario this week at Sodus Point, Oswego, Rochester and Oak Orchard, NY. The high-tech, remote-controlled equipment will produce intensive data on Lake Ontario. More...
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Environmental groups say climate change is the biggest threat in the 21st century to migratory birds in the Great Lakes. More...
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Archaeologists say a wooden beam found embedded in the floor of Lake Michigan wasn't attached to a larger vessel, but that it could be a detached piece of wreckage from a ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th Century. More...
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Schemes for diverting water from the Great Lakes Basin to parched states have a long history and never really seem to go away. In response to the numerous threats the Great Lakes face, the best defense appears to be the Great Lakes Compact. More...
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The Great Lakes Policy Research Network is a collaborative research partnership involving policy researchers and graduate students from eight universities in Canada and the United States. The goal of the network is to improve policy outcomes through the creation of new knowledge by engaging stakeholders in transboundary policy research projects. More...
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The International Joint Commission next month will hold public hearings on its new water management proposal - Plan 2014 - in several Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River communities, including Alexandria Bay. More...
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High water and a rainy forecast thwarted plans to begin removal of the first of two dams on the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls. More...
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Near real-time river water-quality forecasts for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) in northeast Ohio are now available online. More...
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Health workers in Erie and Ottawa counties have begun taking water samples at local beaches, testing for the presence of large numbers of E. coli bacteria. Results, including advisories for heavily contaminated water, are posted online. More...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced the completion of all dredging and restoration projects required to remove the Sheboygan River 'Area of Concern' from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. More...
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Earlier this month, Great Lakes Fishery Commission announced that in New York, a sea lamprey barrier and trap was built on Orwell Brook, a tributary that feeds into Lake Ontario's Salmon River. More...
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Larry Barbeau's 46-foot boat is the offshore nerve center for an expedition seeking the underwater grave of the Griffin, the first ship of European design to traverse the upper Great Lakes. More...
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Several beaches in northwest Indiana remain closed for swimming Tuesday after a substance was found in the water. Investigators are trying to identify the substance that showed up in the water Monday. More...
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Heavy snows in the Upper Peninsula and spring rains have made water levels manageable at the Lexington State Harbor says Mark Sine, the park supervisor for Lakeport State Park. But he hopes the weather will hold out until he's able to utilize about $1,050,000 in state emergency dredging funds. More...
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Lt. Gov. Brian Calley reaffirmed his commitment to establish and agreement between the state tax commission and the Michigan Renewable Energy Collaborative regarding the taxation of wind turbines during his visit Friday to the Thumb. More...
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The North Beach and Zoo Beach in Racine were both closed for swimming due to high bacterial counts. Testing by the Health Department revealed those dangerous levels. More...
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A new state permit allows owners of waterfront properties to more easily clean up accumulated zebra mussels, dead fish, algae and other deposits. More...
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Charter captains of small, six-passenger boats complained that they faced $40,000 fines and the threat of missing most of the fishing season for not having papers documenting that their boats were made in the United States. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard is warning boaters on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to be on the lookout for large logs and other debris washed into the waterways by recent heavy rains. More...