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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts most of the Great Lakes will be well below their historical averages by the time boat covers start coming off in late spring and June. More...
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New York's Health Department found that the much-debated drilling technology known as hydrofracking could be conducted safely in New York. More...
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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill Sunday that would preserve about 32,000 of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park's 71,187 acres as a wilderness area. Similar legislation is now being considered by the House. More...
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Authorities issued a public warning to remind people that frigid temperatures don't guarantee that the ice on Michigan lakes is safe. More...
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Save Our Shoreline announced this week that it is partnering with the Sierra Club and other groups to address restoring water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. More...
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The Superior Watershed Partnership recently released the the Great Lakes Shore Viewer, a new app featuring high quality photography of the Great Lakes coastline. More...
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has awarded a grant for green improvements to parking surfaces at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor, Ohio. The improvements will help prevent future flooding of Newell Creek. More...
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The first tourist season for the historic Great Lakes steamer Keewatin at its new home in Canada was a success with big plans for the new year. More...
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St. Clair, Michigan's decision to discontinue its drinking water monitoring program created the biggest data gap in the Huron to Erie Drinking Water Monitoring System, putting residents and downstream neighbors at increased risk. More...
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The Superior Watershed Partnership recently released the the Great Lakes Shore Viewer, a new app featuring high quality photography of the Great Lakes coastline. More...
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Lakes Erie, Ontario and Superior are below historical averages for December, and Lakes Michigan and Huron are at record lows. The mild 2011-12 winter that carried over into a summer drought has created lower water levels throughout the Great Lakes system. More...
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Kenosha County, Wisconsin, could be part of Michigan plans to improve the Lake Michigan shoreline for kayakers, canoeists and other water users. More...
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Next summer's boaters will again be able to get real-time data on Lake Michigan after a weather buoy that spent part of 2012 off the Holland shore received a grant to keep it afloat. More...
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Jeff Friedland, director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for St. Clair County in Michigan, called for a better system for binational notification of spills or other environmental concerns within shared waters. More...
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Despite calls for extra protection for the vital watershed, Enbridge expects to have its final permits from Indiana to begin construction in May or June. More...
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The Superior Watershed Partnership is proud to announce the Great Lakes Shoreviewer, a free online imagery tool that provides over 1,400 miles of beautiful color photography for the entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan shoreline. Also available as free iPhone app! More...
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As Lake Michigan plunges toward uncharted low water levels, Wisconsin's lakeshore communities - from Milwaukee to the tip of the Door Peninsula - are scrambling to cope. More...
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As widespread environmental degradation continues across the world, efficient restoration projects are becoming increasingly important. The Great Lakes Mapping Project is one example of how environmental restoration, human benefit, and economic viability can co-exist. More...
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The former Holland Country Club has been returned to a more natural state and opened to the public via extensive wetland restoration, a new trail system, and a disc golf course. More...
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Kenosha County could be part of state plans to improve the Lake Michigan shoreline for kayakers, canoeists and other water users. More...
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Next summer's boaters will again be able to get real-time data on Lake Michigan after a weather buoy that spent part of 2012 off the Holland shore received a grant to keep it afloat. More...
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GLIN's January Site of the Month is Save The River. Save The River was formed in 1978 to protect and preserve the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education, and research. More...
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Michigan State University is opening a portion of the Red Cedar River for fishing-the hope is that it will improve the river's reputation, create opportunities for students and open up possibilities for collaborative work with conservation groups. More...
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Three Asian carp caught in the Humboldt Park Lagoon have joined the display of invasive species at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. More...
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A brisk start to the 2012 shipping season on the Great Lakes has seen a slowdown through the closing months of the year, but there's roughly a month of shipping left before the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., close for the season. More...