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In the coming decades, climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwest heat waves while degrading air and water quality and threatening public health. Intense rainstorms and floods will become more common, and existing risks to the Great Lakes will be exacerbated. More...
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U.S. and Canadian leaders are getting together in Chicago to talk about water, and to discuss implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. More...
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Registration is open for the 2013 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C., Mar. 5-7, 2013. These events feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress, including Obama appointees who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Register early for reduced rates! More...
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USACE screened the ANS Controls identified in the Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic Nuisance Species of Concern - Chicago Area Waterway System (ANS Control Paper) and removed certain controls from further consideration by the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). Comments are being accepted until Feb. 21, 2013. More...
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On Wed. Jan. 23, the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, in partnership with the International Joint Commission and the Alliance for the Great Lakes, presents a webinar examining binational efforts of Canada and the United States in restoring and protecting the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). More...
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A local agriculture official is optimistic voluntary measures will be enough to stem recent problems with nutrient runoff from farms. That runoff is finding its way into Ohio's streams and lakes. More...
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It was a below-average year for Great Lakes freighters in 2012. More...
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Lake Huron could be set to continue reaching new record lows this spring. More...
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The dunes of Michigan's northwest Lower Peninsula are relative youngsters compared to their brethren along the state's more southerly shores. More...
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The city of Cheboygan, Mich., may be taking a giant step Monday and Tuesday to bring jobs into the area by approving some zoning changes with a Port Area Plan. More...
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Visitors, residents, and cargo traveling to Washington Island will be taking a different approach once the ice sets in on Lake Michigan. More...
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Officials with the Canadian Seaway Management Corp. said Monday that the total tonnage of goods that crossed the St. Lawrence Seaway increased by 4 percent over 2011. More...
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A new study shows that Lake Ontario is the most stressed of the five Great Lakes. Its most severe stressors are invasive species, nitrogen runoff and toxic pollution from mercury and PCBs. More...
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A new study shows native plants bloomed about a month early last year in the Eastern U.S. The study follows up on the work of Aldo Leopold and Henry David Thoreau. More...
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Last year, Buddy's Pizza in Detroit launched a line of Great Lakes-themed pizzas and said that $1 from each pie sold from its Made in Michigan Great Lakes Pizza Collection would be donated to the Alliance for the Great Lakes. More...
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Michigan and Huron are the only lakes in the Great Lakes system to see record lows this winter. In December, levels hit a record low, falling a centimetre -- on average -- below the average record low set in December, 1964. More...
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Ohio's premier fishing and boating lakes are suffering from algal blooms, especially Western Lake Erie and Grand Lake St. Marys. More...
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The year 2012 was a solid season for foreign-flagged vessels on the St. Lawrence Seaway. More...
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Shipwrecks, especially those uncovered by low water levels near Harbor Island in Grand Haven and others off the West Michigan shoreline, will be the focus of an online live chat. More...
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Michigan fisherman Mike Martin caught a giant goldfish in a lake near Saint Clair, Michigan. More...
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The tight timetable for dredging in Kalamazoo Harbor, Mich., just got a little tighter after a decision on how to spend $60,000 was put off a week. More...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway, and its commerce between Great Lakes ports and countries around the world, got hammered by the recession. More...
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A composite map of the Great Lakes produced by NOAA's CoastWatch organization shows near-historic low ice coverage across the region. More...
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Believe it or not, there are still ships on the Great Lakes headed for Duluth even though its harbor is clotted with ice. More...
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The water is five-feet lower than usual and that's causing problems for companies that use ships to transport food and other products over the water. More...