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From Lake Erie and Michigan, to the smaller bodies of freshwater near you, EPA's State of the Environment photo project invites you to document the environmental health of our lakes today. Check out the project and submit your photos through the end of 2013. More...
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Record low water levels have spurred the Michigan government to spend over $20 million on dredging to enable recreational and commercial boating to continue, but some worry that the dredging may have other costs to Michiganders. More...
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While the recurrence of toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie may stir painful memories of the Lake in the 1960-70s when it was declared "dead" - don't lose hope. There are many programs on both the US and Canadian sides of the Lake working to improve conditions. More...
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Federal and state governments have issued scant guidance on the risks hormone-disrupting chemicals pose to people, but University of Wisconsin-Madison pediatric endocrinologist Ellen Connor is not waiting for an official verdict. More...
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The future of the Great Lakes, their management, and their usage were among key topics in a forum held recently at MSU's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. More...
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The biting cold on Saturday did not deter a few dozen hearty souls from joining the annual Detroit River Clean-up. More...
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Central Michigan University professor, Andy Mahon, describes the results of research being done to detect Asian carp DNA in the Great Lakes and talk s about the importance of early detection to keep the Asian carp invasion from becoming widespread in the Lakes. More...
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The Clinton River Watershed Council (CRWC) is celebrating four awards received for the Paint Creek Habitat Restoration Dam removal project. More...
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Surfing the Great Lakes is at its prime during the winter months, and this year's delayed spring is providing a dedicated group of Great Lakes surfers with some great swells. More...
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A number of MLive and Muskegon Chronicle readers expressed concern that the plume was raw sewage and harmful substances after aerial photos were published on Tuesday. More...
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Ottawa announced last year that it was closing the area to save $2 million annually. Research performed in the area helps with pollution reduction strategies, understanding of climate change and how to protect lakes and rivers in Ontario, across Canada and around the world. More...
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The sub no longer dives below the surface. It has been hauled up on the south shore of The St. Lawrence River. But once those watertight doors are closed, you wouldn't know the difference. More...
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Huge green' parking lot will reduce Lake St. Clair pollution
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A $3.3 million project to substantially alter the sprawling, 42-acre asphalt parking area at Lake St. Clair Metropark in Harrison Township, making it more environmentally friendly, will break ground on May 9. More... -
More than 40 years after the nation's only commercial effort to reprocess nuclear fuel was closed down, the West Valley nuclear waste site is arguably Western New York's most toxic location. More...
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Experts say recent wet weather may boost Great Lakes water levels, but it's uncertain by how much -- or how long it will last. More...
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Congressman Brian Higgins (NY) has introduced a new bill that would authorize the EPA to identify and give $500 million in grant funding to upgrade waste water treatment plants. Higgins says passing this legislation is necessary to preserve the Great Lakes. More...
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Many canals and marinas around Lake St. Clair are seeing dredging projects with heavy equipment removing silt and mud from the bottom of the waterway. More...
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Huge green' parking lot will reduce Lake St. Clair pollution
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In an effort to address the pollution problems plaguing Lake St. Clair, there is now a Great Lakes Restoration funded project to make the largest parking lot in Macomb County, currently a major source of pollution, more environmentally friendly. More... -
Efforts are underway to begin a large, long-term project to assess the environmental conditions of the Grand Calumet River from the Indiana state lie to the Marquette Park lagoons and to restore the Grand Calumet River to an ecologically healthy waterway. More...
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Isle Royale - with wolf populations at an all time low, a total of 8 individuals, the managers of the National Park are carefully considering their next move. More...
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Increased flow of water into Lake Michigan is offsetting what was a record-low water level recorded in January. More...
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The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal was built over a century ago to reverse the flow of the Chicago River so that stormwater and sewage doesn't flow into Lake Michigan. But it isn't a foolproof system. More...
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data, coupled with the International Upper Great Lakes study, has convinced me that increased outflow through the St. Clair River generally is not happening now, aside from during strong north wind periods. More...
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Since 2011, the 1.5-acre Crossover Island, which includes a three-bedroom house, a smokehouse and an icehouse in addition to the historic light, has been up for sale. The property is listed for $539,900. More...
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Relais Nordik's new ferry 'Bella Desgagns' will provide service for Anticosti Island and the Lower North Shore. More...