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President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney continue to tread water on how committed they are to the health of the Great Lakes. Even worse, they have been largely silent on the greatest immediate threat to these 10,000-year-old natural resources -- encroaching silver and bighead carp. More...
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It's not a good sign when Lake Erie looks like pea soup. The health of Lake Erie was the main topic discussed at the Great Lakes Town Hall on Monday night. More...
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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials discussed the results of Lake St. Clair water tests at a town hall meeting last week. The tests were conducted last year to find out what's creating a stinky muck that covers part of Lake St. Clair, and what's behind high levels of E. coli in the water. More...
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A rural Ontario couple is heading to court to halt development of a large wind farm near the shores of Lake Huron - at least until Health Canada completes a new two-year study on the potential risks of living next to industrial wind turbines. More...
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The trouble with the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed Friday, is in the details. In this case, there simply aren't very many. There are few specific plans for action, or even targets and timelines to deal with the threats. More...
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Are we carping about Asian carp again? Yep, and we won't quit until a physical barrier is created to separate the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River water basin, where the voracious carp lurk. More...
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The aquatic food chain in Lake Michigan is already so weakened by other invasive species, like zebra mussels, that adding a voracious plankton feeder such as Asian carp to the mix will likely push Lake Michigan's ecosystem over the tipping point. More...
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Thousands of people take part in Great Lakes beach cleanups during the annual Adopt-a-Beach cleanup each September, which last year collected more than 15,000 pounds of litter from beaches in the Great Lakes region. More...
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This week's Great Lakes Week meetings and events in Cleveland, Ohio, are streaming live on GreatLakesNow.org! Tune in and watch the proceedings of various organizations as they meet to act, plan, and show support for the Great Lakes. More...
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More Asian carp DNA has turned up in Lake Erie, accelerating the urgent need for Congress and the Obama administration to push the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move faster on a long-term solution to the threat posed by the voracious fish. More...
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The summer of 2012 may go into the record books for several reasons (heat, drought, lack of cherries), but Michiganders should also take note of potential pivot points in the health of the Great Lakes. The exemplar this year is Lake Michigan, where signs of stress are building. More...
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The International Joint Commission has been meeting in Ohio and Michigan to hear from residents about how this region is harmed by Lake Erie's toxic algae. It's an opportunity to discuss how excess fertilizer, sewage, and other forms of water pollution pose serious public- health and economic consequences. More...
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An animal that's a symbol of the wild, and once nearly exterminated, has repopulated the upper Great Lakes region. In fact, the gray wolf exceeded recovery goals, times ten, over the last decade. And now wolves are doing so well, states that manage them are opening hunting seasons on them. More...
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An agreement United States and Canadian officials signed Friday to protect and restore the Great Lakes could have gone further, environmental advocates said. Though advocates applaud the updated focus on issues like climate change and invasive species, many said more should have been done. More...
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Great Lakes Week 2012 starts today! This year's gathering takes place in Cleveland, Ohio. Events kick off with the Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting on Monday and Tuesday. More...
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Eighty-eight people have drowned in the Great Lakes this year, one more than in all of 2011. More...
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As Grand Valley State University prepares to upgrade its Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon, a local marine contractor is "recycling" a 10,000-square-foot building. More...
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It ranked Muskegon the second best yachting town in Michigan, just below Harbor Springs at 20 and third best on the Great Lakes, which was led by tiny Bayfield, Wis. on Lake Superior. More...
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Canadian boat operators have to make a detour to Heart Island for customs clearance which adds more than an hour to a trip to Singer Castle. More...
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Many residences along the township's Lake Huron shoreline have substandard septic systems that periodically discharge sewage into the Great Lake. More...
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Long-awaited dredging will begin this month in Waukegan Harbor to remove soil contaminated with hazardous substances at a Superfund site once described as the "world's worst PCB mess." More...
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Port Huron's Blue Water River Walk receives $2 million grant
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The Blue Water River Walk has received $2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program to restore shoreline along the St. Clair River in Port Huron. More... -
Generations of Algoma residents owe its beautiful Crescent Beach Park to the foresight of Edward Decker. More...
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The revised agreement will include sections on invasive species such as Asian carp, restoring native species and habitat, and preparing coastal communities for climate change. More...
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The U.S. and Canada will sign a revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement this Friday, Sept. 7 at 2:00 pm Eastern. The ceremony will be streamed live at binational.net/webcast/. Tune in to witness this historic event! More...