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The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee teamed up Thursday to pressure the Obama administration to commit more funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. More...
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For half a century, Cargill Deicing Technology has been mining salt from underneath Lake Erie. The mine is part of the Great Eastern Salt Basin, one of the world's largest salt beds. More...
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A diving instructor from London, Ont., believes she is "this close" to finding at least one long-lost test model of the legendary Avro Arrow. More...
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The GLIN February Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping (GLEAM) Project. GLEAM builds tools to integrate spatial information for environmental management decisions in the Great Lakes, such as their new environmental threat map that highlights Great Lakes restoration challenges. More...
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The Chicago water focus is Lake Michigan as it provides drinking water for millions and countless recreational and economic opportunities. However the lack of attention regarding Lake Superior needs to change as threatening issues are moving apace. More...
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The level of Lake Superior dropped 2 inches in January, a month the big lake usually drops about 3 inches, the International Lake Superior Board of Control reported Thursday. More...
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Northern Ohio needs to do more to boost land conservation efforts, according to a new report from the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. More...
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Canadian day trippers to the U.S. in the Thousand Islands region are on the rise, according Statistics Canada's latest border crossings breakdown. More...
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Environmentalists are calling on the Hamilton Port Authority in Ont. to follow through on a promised cleanup of illegally dumped fill that ruined a harbour wetland 12 years ago. More...
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Minnesota Power announced it will convert its coal-fired power plant in Hoyt Lakes to natural gas and close one of three coal units at its Taconite Harbor plant on the North Shore as the utility continues a move away from carbon dioxode-creating coal. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard will not set seasonal navigational buoys Nos. 37 through 85 in the upper St. Louis River above Clough Island , Minn.,this year. More...
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The 2013 National Ocean Sciences Bowl Great Lakes regional competition will be held Feb. 9 in Ann Arbor, Mich. High school students from the Great Lakes region will be competing for a spot at the national competition, which will follow the theme: The Great Lakes: A Window into Freshwater Science. More...
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Michigan Governor Snyder called for a $1 billion increase in state infrastructure spending as says Great Lakes low levels could be a big threat to Michigan's harbors. More...
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According to Calumet and Port Authority officials, there are stringent checks and balances in place that keep the shipping of oil on the Great Lakes heavily regulated. More...
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The dried-out water markings on the steel breakwalls around Lakeview Marina tell the story of water levels dropping to lows on the Detroit River and Great Lakes not seen since the mid-1960s. More...
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to spend a week or two between March 1 and Dec. 20 acting as lighthouse keepers for the Tawas Point Lighthouse during the 2013 lighthouse keeper season. More...
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A plan to build a wind turbine along Lake Erie near a well-known spot for migrating birds is worrying environmentalists. More...
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If being a lighthouse keeper is on your bucket list, here's an opportunity to check it off. The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association is seeking volunteers to man the Ludington North Breakwater Light and the Little Sable Point Lighthouse in the Mears, Mich., area. More...
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Last year, Buddy's Pizza donated $1 to the Alliance for the Great Lakes for every Great Lakes-inspired pie purchased. Buddy's raised a total of $6,000, which will go towards litter reduction and the restoration of wetlands and shorelines on Detroit's Belle Isle. More...
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Recent fluctuating temperatures have resulted in lower water levels in the Great Lakes, and officials and fishermen in the Windsor, Ont., area say it's a great cause for concern. More...
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If being a lighthouse keeper is on your bucket list, here's an opportunity to check it off--the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association is seeking volunteers to man the Ludington North Breakwater Light and the Little Sable Point Lighthouse in the Mears area. More...
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The amount of ice cover on Lake Erie appears to be diminishing and becoming more variable. More...
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Last year Buddy's Pizza donated $1 to the Alliance for the Great Lakes for every Great Lakes-inspired pie purchased. Buddy's raised a total of $6,000 which will go towards litter reduction and the restoration of wetlands and shorelines on Detroit's Belle Isle. More...
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Recent fluctuating temperatures have resulted in lower water levels in the Great Lakes and area officials and fishermen say it's a great cause for concern. More...
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The application period for the 2013 Great Lakes Commission - Sea Grant Fellowship closes on Feb. 1! The fellow works with members of the Great Lakes' science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. More...