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  1. When converted, these ships are expected to be the first LNG-powered ships on the Great Lakes and among the first in the U.S. More...
  2. When water levels are low, the marshland is exposed and seedlings have the opportunity to grow. In Cootes Paradise, fish and other wildlife chew on or make nests from theses reeds and they get used up over time. More...
  3. A World Trade Organization ruling Monday that made-in-Ontario provisions in the province's Green Energy Act contravene international guidelines may not be that damaging. More...
  4. Researchers collected trash from the Great Lakes and found that 85 percent of the trash found was small pieces of plastic, most smaller than two-tenths of an inch and a large proportion that were microscopic. More...
  5. The U.S. State Department has extended the public comment period on a controversial proposal to expand a Canadian tar sands oil pipeline to the western shores of Lake Superior. More...
  6. FISHCAP, a public-private partnership promoting St. Lawrence County as "the fishing capital of the world," has been awarded top honors by the New York State Tourism and Visitors Association at NYSTVA's annual conference this week in Niagara Falls. More...
  7. The "Pure Michigan" tourism campaign has kicked off its advertising in local markets throughout the Great Lakes region. More...
  8. What's the best way to teach youths about science, technology, engineering and math concepts? By building a robot, of course. More...
  9. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that the average level of Lake Michigan-Huron rose 5.16 inches from March to April. More...
  10. Hundreds of Northern Michigan residents turned out to hear three groups speak to the reasons behind declining Great Lakes water levels. More...
  11. The future use of a mile-long stretch of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline in Ozaukee County will be determined this year. More...
  12. With the summer tourist season right around the corner, there's still a lot of work that has to be done. Sand has to be shifted, and litter has to be picked up. More...
  13. The very flooding that prompted pollution fears actually is working to help the river and lake deal with contaminants from farmland, urban areas and wastewater treatment plants. More...
  14. Operators of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan removed it from service Sunday morning because of a water leak from a tank, which last year caused seepage into the control room. More...
  15. Lake Huron is a lake that is undergoing drastic change, but it remains to be seen if the changes are for the better or the worse. More...
  16. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a Toronto-based environmental group, is expanding its Swim Guide smartphone app to cover 5,000 beaches across North America. More...
  17. As lake levels drop and grasses and other plants sprout on once plant-free beaches, ecologists are encouraging waterfront property owners to see the splendor in that greenery. More...
  18. A huge tunnel is being build under the city of Cleveland and part of Lake Erie to prevent about a billion gallons in sewer overflow from entering the Lake annually. More...
  19. More signs of spring in Orleans County as Lake Breeze Marina prepared more than 100,000 king salmon to be released into Lake Ontario. More...
  20. The first superhighway tying the Great Lakes to the East Coast, the Erie Canal, is again seeing a mini-boom as a commercial superhighway due to higher gas prices. More...
  21. Lake Superior won't be robbed to help boost water levels for Lakes Michigan and Huron, even under a new water-level management plan that goes into effect later this year. More...
  22. The University of Michigan is hosting an special seminar about the causes, consequences, and economic implications of low Great Lakes water levels on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at U-M's Palmer Commons in Ann Arbor, Mich. Registration is required for both the in-person event and the online webcast. More...
  23. Did you check out GLIN's May Site of the Month yet? The honor goes to the Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide, which provides data, tools, methods and solutions for improving land use, infrastructure and natural resource planning and policies throughout the coastal watershed. More...
  24. A collaboration of University of Notre Dame researchers, invasive species experts, and outreach specialists from the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant are producing a single set of tools to evaluate invasive species, using factors such as the ability to survive in Great Lakes conditions, and how difficult the species is to control. More...
  25. Three Lake Huron Regional Fisheries workshops hosted throughout April in Ubly, Oscoda, and Cedarville, Mich. offered good news up and down the coastline regarding the health of the Lake Huron fishery. More...
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