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With a new Michigan law that limits the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to acquire more land, more responsibility might fall on the shoulders of conservancies in the state; a role experts say conservancies can't fill. More...
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A Cheboygan County organization is gathering volunteers to help protect one of the most valuable natural resources in Michigan, the rare lake sturgeon. More...
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A White River Township property-owner has revived a controversial proposal to build a 1,200-foot private driveway - opponents call it a road -- across a strip of pristine Lake Michigan critical dune habitat owned by the township. More...
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Objectives of the study include inventorying features of the dune in Syndicate Park, investigate human impacts, and then make recommendations about ways to manage the dune. More...
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Event to remember Great Lakes Storm of 1913 receives $47,900
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A Remembrance: The Great Lakes Storm Of 1913 is a centenary event that will take place from September to November in Huron County and along the Lake Huron shoreline, straddling both sides of the border. More... -
Both lakes preservation funding and NASA funding are essential to the economy of Greater Cleveland, and the Ohio congressional delegation should commit itself unambiguously to advocating for both. More...
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Visitors to the Grand Haven area may see something odd peeking back at them from the water -- shipwrecks now more visible because lake and river levels have fallen to historic lows. More...
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Why is the Badger still allowed to flagrantly pollute the lake, particularly when the technology is available to avoid it? More...
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Two oil projects in the works could significantly increase the amount of heavy crude oil moving on -- and near -- the Great Lakes, causing alarm among environmentalists. More...
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Such a move would require amending the 1983 tripartite agreement between the city, federal government and Toronto Port Authority that prohibits jets and runway expansion. More...
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Some 75% of bulk freight ship transportation moves internally on the Upper Great Lakes and has been cost-competitive against the railways for decades, including against unit trains'. More...
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Finding the sources of plastic pollution and getting a better idea of the degradation process is the subject of follow-up studies. More...
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The Silver Lake lies upright in 200 feet of water about seven miles northeast of Sheboygan. It's the only known example of a double centerboard scow schooner in Wisconsin waters, and possibly in all of the Great Lakes. More...
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This week's heavy rains came during a major construction project and the treatment plant is at half capacity. The wastewater discharged to the lake is a combination of sewage and storm water collected by the city's sanitary sewers. More...
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Michigan Sea Grant works with several organizations who offer opportunities for interested people to get involved in citizen science and helping the environment. One such group, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, is seeking assistance from people who would like to help with their
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The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The new Grayling will be stationed at the USGS base in Cheboygan. More...
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Since 1940 the amount of water being pulled out of Lake Michigan in Illinois has been relatively the same. More...
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The newly formed Council of the Great Lakes Region had its launch conference in Cleveland this week and the members of a new Great Lakes restoration advisory board were announced in March. We must think more cooks in the kitchen make a better stew. More...
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Specialists oiled eggs during nesting season, hoping to reduce the amount of hatch-year ring-billed gulls. More...
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A few years ago, scientists were using the word collapse to explain what had happened to the food web in Lake Huron.That's why it's surprising that some native fish are now recovering very quickly. More...
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Is the runway extension an egregious extension into the lake, as Toronto Councillor Adam Vaughan told the Toronto Star: "You're talking about having a major impact on Lake Ontario. You're filling it in. You're paving it." More...
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This year's 184-page edition includes 16 additional pages of articles and photographs about a longtime shipping company and the anniversary of a major storm. More...
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Ontario's pursuit of wind power has driven up electricity prices, is killing jobs and might even lead to more smog, a new Fraser Institute report says. More...
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Precipitation and evaporation on Lake Superior appear to be changing, and that change affects how much water flows through the St. Marys River and dumps into Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. More...
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Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station (ISS), shares a spectacular view of the Great Lakes from the ISS, where he is living and working for five months as part of the crew of Expedition 34/35. More...