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  1. The Quèbec government has ordered public hearings on the exploration and exploitation of shale-gas reserves in the St. Lawrence River valley. More...
  2. Syracuse University professor shares stories and history of famed wintertime phenomenon in his new book. More...
  3. Few experts gave Michigan Radio a run down of the factors, big and small, contributing to the extreme lows observed in the Great Lakes. More...
  4. On Feb. 12, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary will broadcast a free webinar about research activities at the sanctuary. Topics include reef restoration, lakebed mapping, submerged sinkholes and archaeological projects. More...
  5. Water levels in lakes Michigan and Huron dipped to the lowest levels ever recorded bringing front and center the need for more dredging in smaller harbors and marinas that have not been getting help from the federal government - help that used to be there. More...
  6. A coalition of environmental groups has pressed Indiana regulators to impose tough conditions on Enbridge Energy's plans to replace 50 miles of crude oil pipeline near Lake Michigan. More...
  7. Raw steel production in the country's Great Lakes region was 657,000 tons in the week that ended Saturday, according to estimates from the American Iron and Steel Institute. More...
  8. Duluthian Mary Amerman's photo of Brighton Beach took the grand prize in Lake Superior Magazine's 18th annual Lake Superior Photo Contest. More...
  9. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa took legislators to task last week for what the band said was a failure to reach out to tribal leaders and discuss a proposed iron ore mine in Northwestern Wisconsin. More...
  10. A short video was made by The Nature Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to promote climate change adaptation in the Great Lakes by highlighting the climate related issue of water levels. The film promotes the use of climate tools and data to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient in the face of a changing climate.
  11. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating how the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe handled barrels of Cold War military waste recovered last summer from Lake Superior. More...
  12. Xcel Energy, the Minneapolis-based utility, has told regulators in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas that it will look for up to 200 megawatts of wind power by April 1. More...
  13. A six-month forecast by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts that water levels in Lakes Huron and Michigan will be at or near record lows every month through May, the traditional start of the boating season in the Great Lakes. More...
  14. Salmon and trout in Lake Michigan often relate to specific water temperatures or edges where warm and cold water currents meet. Savvy anglers have been using websites to plan trips and find fish for years, and online resources keep improving. More...
  15. Ontario's Green Energy Act, the brainchild of outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty, gave the green light to rampant wind development. By 2016, the goal is to more than double the amount of wind power being generated now. More...
  16. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says it found still-active explosives in barrels of military waste retrieved this summer from Lake Superior. More...
  17. A West Michigan senator is helping forge a bipartisan coalition of senators and House members to promote and advance the state's waterways, especially dredging for low-water levels. More...
  18. The water levels of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron set a record for the lowest mean average for any month in history More...
  19. The shipping season on the Great Lakes closed on January 15th signaling the beginning of the busiest time at many Great Lakes shipyards as vessels come in for repairs after a busy season on the water. More...
  20. A new water treatment facility for the Bay County area will mean increased prices but will be more efficient and produce a higher quality product. More...
  21. The City of Waukesha has an option to purchase 60 acres in Franklin on the east bank of the Root River should Waukesha succeed in its request to buy Lake Michigan water. More...
  22. Researchers across Ohio are looking at how to stem the toxic algae that plagues Lake Erie and other inland lakes. More...
  23. Gov. Rick Snyder will call for spending $11 million this year to dredge Michigan harbors in danger of losing their connections to open water because of low Great Lakes levels. More...
  24. Not counting the effects of Superstorm Sandy, stormwater drainage in Lorain, Ohio, is improving and less water is backing up into homes. More...
  25. Zebra mussels have been moved into yet another famous Minnesota lake, this time Lake Winnibigoshish, one of the Northland's most popular fishing lakes. More...
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