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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says a planned water system to deliver water from Lake Superior to the Lutsen Mountains ski area and nearby businesses will not have significant environmental effects. More...
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Positive test results for Asian carp eDNA from Lake Erie's Sandusky and Maumee bays are worrying, but not conclusive. More...
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This month, photographer Mark Schacter's book "Sweet Seas. Portraits of the Great Lakes" hits bookstores with its collection of 160 Great Lakes photographs. Schacter, a native of Ontario, traveled throughout the Great Lakes region by both land and water, sailing aboard the Canada Steamships Line freighter "Mapleglen." More...
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For nearly a decade, scientists have told city and state officials that New York faces certain peril: rising sea levels, more frequent flooding and extreme weather patterns. More...
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Cargo shipping was at a standstill Tuesday on the Great Lakes as superstorm Sandy churned waves up to two stories high, forcing crews to take refuge in bays and harbors and raising concerns about an economic blow if the shutdown is prolonged. More...
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Researchers presented new findings about climate change and variability in the Great Lakes region in Ann Arbor Tuesday. More...
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One potential consequence of Sandy that emergency personnel haven't been worried about is widespread flooding from the region's largest bodies of water. That's because Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are all at low levels already. More...
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Water levels in the Great Lakes have been on the decline for years and are approaching a critical point this fall, one that could mark the lowest lake levels for Lake Michigan and Lake Huron in the last 50 years. More...
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A video featuring former Great Lakes region governors, scientists and policy experts details projects financed by the Great Lakes Protection fund. The fund has committed more than $63.9 million to 245 projects to advance conservation, produce sustainable technologies and restore ecosystems in an economically viable way. More...
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Before we give our votes away on Nov. 6th, President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney must acknowledge the importance of the Great Lakes basin and commit to maintaining funding for restoration and creation of an effective defense against the Asian carp. More...
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The Canadian Auto Workers union has ratified its first collective agreement with St. Catharines, ON, based Algoma Great Lakes Shipping after voting 85% in favour of the contract. More...
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Approximately 50 shipwrecks in the Kingston, ON, area are diving sites. When the schooner barge Aloha had its winch stolen, the group 'Preserve Our Wrecks' was created to protect and promote awareness regarding Kingston's marine history. More...
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Dozens gather along the riverbanks of Maumee, Ohio, to watch the Schoonmaker's two-hour journey to a slip next to the Toledo Maritime Center, where it will become a centerpiece of the new National Museum of the Great Lakes under development by the Great Lakes Historical Society. More...
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The scale of this massive storm truly earns Sandy the title of "superstorm" - no storm since at least 1988 has struck the U.S. with a wider area of tropical storm-force winds. For example, on Lake Michigan near Chicago, sustained 55 - 60 mph winds and waves of 20 - 25 feet are expected. More...
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The University of Michigan is establishing a research program designed to bring more scientific credibility to the federal government's billion-dollar battle to clean up the Great Lakes. More...
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It may be centered over Pennsylvania, but the wet, icy power of Hurricane Sandy has created havoc in Michigan, resulting in high winds, power outages, canceled flights and tremendous waves on the Great Lakes. More...
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While Great Lakes freighter captains braced for high winds spun off the East coast hurricane Monday, Midwest surfers anxiously anticipated the high waves it created hundreds of miles from the storm's center. Great Lakes freighter captains began taking precautions Monday morning and many will anchor their boats and ride out the storm. More...
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Hundreds of thousands of homes across Northeast Ohio were still without power this morning as high winds and rain from tropical rainstorm Sandy lashed a wide swath of the country. More...
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Monroe County issued a mandatory evacuation for people living in homes located along the Lake Ontario shoreline Monday night. The Red Cross says the evacuation affected several thousand people. More...
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What was once a trickling loss of environmental science capacity in Canada is now a flood. At the Canada Centre for Inland Waters, there were about 80 research scientists on staff in 2004. Now, there are about 20. More...
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Questions are arising about whether wind farms in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario will ever be tried, at least by the current administration in Albany, N.Y., as a source for renewable energy generation. More...
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Contractors have constructed an earthen dike in Sterling State Park, which is located on the shore of Lake Erie northeast of Monroe, Mich. The dike, made possible by Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, will help regulate water levels within the marshy areas. More...
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Smelt, a fish species introduced to the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean, have declined in numbers partially due to increased consumption by humans, birds, and fish. More...
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The commissioners of Genesee County, Mich., agreed Wednesday to stand behind up to $35 million in borrowing to build the first section of a water pipeline to Lake Huron with the end goal of firing the city of Detroit as the area's water supplier. More...
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For decades, indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have been burdened with health problems linked to environmental pollutants. But that isn't their only sacrifice: Pollution is crippling some tribal cultures. More...