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It's back to the drawing board for the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, which saw voters in Cuyahoga County shoot down by a 57%-to-43% vote a significantly increased operating levy that would have allowed the port to expand its wings and take on added responsibility on Cleveland's waterfront. More...
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An Ohio State University researcher has launched a $2 million project to evaluate and, as necessary, revise the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Ohio Phosphorus Risk Index to better predict the risk of phosphorus moving off of farm fields. More...
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Officials are looking for more avenues to produce revenue at the boat harbor. Lockwood said putting in some docks for personal watercraft could be a way to do that. More...
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We need to learn to embrace the "adaptive management strategy" according to the International Joint Commission (IJC) who oversees the Great Lakes basin. More...
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Canadian developer Trillium Power has filed an appeal against a ruling last month by an Ontario court that struck out its C$2.25bn ($2.26bn) lawsuit against the provincial government over a moratorium on Great Lakes offshore wind development. More...
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Michigan's first 'green street' open to traffic in Whitehall
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Michigan's first green street is open. The street in Whitehall has been redesigned to reduce run-off contamination in White Lake. More... -
The Ohio Division of Wildlife will stock Lake Erie with surplus lake and steelhead trout. It's been a long time since Ohio planted this species into Lake Erie, agency officials said. More...
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Superstorm Sandy did some super damage to Lake Erie's shoreline: the wind and waves were so ferocious, they toppled breakwalls and washed away parts of the shore. More...
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Whatever happen to plans for same-day water quality testing in the Cuyahoga River in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to let visitors know if the water is within water quality standards? It's been working successfully for the past three summers. More...
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After 30 years of work, there is evidence that the once absent lake sturgeon are naturally reproducing in the St. Louis River, thanks, in large part, to the efforts of the Minnesota DNR. More...
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A television crew joined the U.S. Coast Guard to capture video of waves pounding the shores of Lake Michigan due to the remains of Hurricane Sandy. The wild conditions were perfect for Coast Guard personnel in St. Joseph, Mich., to do some training. More...
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In a dramatic scene along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Schoolcraft County, Mich., researchers have recently discovered the carcasses of nearly 700 dead waterbirds, thought to be the victims of Type-E botulism. More...
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A real-time water monitoring system in Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers may not shut down at the end of the year after all, thanks to the efforts of a regional group, local officials and water plant operators who have spent at least half a year working to find ways to keep it running. More...
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What is behind the diminishing levels? Is this just nature being nature, or is human manipulation involved? Answering such questions is difficult, even for the scientists who devote their careers to studying the Great Lakes. More...
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A group of Ontario landowners from Wallaceburg has filed a lawsuit against a wind power project, the latest in the escalating legal skirmishing over renewable energy. More...
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Rep. Candice Miller asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine whether the Lake Michigan outflows are partly responsible for the recent drop-off, although she acknowledged that experts say the biggest culprits are drought and evaporation. More...
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The use of "green chemistry" and engineering in the market strategies of businesses throughout the Great Lakes region is growing, as companies look for ways to meet consumer demand for products and processes that are more sustainable. Learn more at the Great Lakes Green Chemistry Conference, Nov. 13-15 in Chicago. More...
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A U.S. maritime commerce official said Thursday cargo ship operators are showing confidence in economic opportunities in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway by spending billions of dollars to upgrade their fleets. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release its six-month Great Lakes water levels forecast Monday, a report that will likely include a strong possibility of all-time low water levels in Lake Michigan/Huron. Several officials with the USACE hosted More...
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Government planners from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin are among those meeting next week to work on plans for a proposed 1,640-mile trail network around Lake Michigan. More...
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Michigan, in the 1970s and 1980s, was a leader in environmental and public health policies. This enabled the healthier air and water we enjoy today. But the task of protecting our children from environmental toxins, our urban residents from industrial pollution, and keeping our Great Lakes waters fishable and swimmable is a formidable challenge. More...
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Hundreds of miles from its turbulent center, superstorm Sandy's outer bands were violent enough to rip up near-record high waves Tuesday on Lake Michigan, sending a community of avid surfers in Chicago into the cold, churning waters despite warnings from city officials. More...
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Great Lakes shipping resumed early Wednesday after a nearly two-day standstill created by waves that peaked at or above 23 feet high. More...
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Climate issues have much more to do with the lake levels than man-made factors, such as historic dredging projects along the St. Clair River, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. More...