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The early registration discount ends on Mon., July 30, for the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition 8th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference. The conference takes place in conjunction with Great Lakes Week in Cleveland, OH. Register now to secure the best available rate! More...
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Pennsylvania environmental officials say a natural water temperature phenomenon is to blame for the deaths of hundreds of fish that washed up on the shores of Lake Erie. More...
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The aging Algocape, a former Great Lakes bulk carrier, was travelling along the St. Lawrence Seaway on Tuesday on its way to Turkey to be scrapped.The Greek ocean-going tug Hellas was towing the MV Miner on Sept. 20 when its line broke free and the ship ran aground on the rocks at Scatarie, where it remains to this day. More...
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As Duluth begins to rebuild in the wake of the damage from June's torrential rains, a professor at U of M Duluth calls for an increase in the number of bike paths, wetlands, and natural areas that could slow rain water and reduce future flooding. More...
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NOAA, the University of Toledo and Blue Water Satellite Inc., have started a pilot program to use satellite imagery of Lake Erie's western basin to monitor the harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have been increasingly threatening the Great Lake for the past several years. More...
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Rising temperatures across the region are causing problems for local fish populations and wetland flora and fauna. More...
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Despite low water conditions in some of its walleye rearing ponds, the Inter-tribal Fisheries and Assessment Program (ITFAP) was able to raise more than 760,000 walleye fingerlings for stocking in local waters. More...
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A draft state wastewater discharge permit for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is requiring rooftop plantings and installation of other "green infrastructure" - not sewer pipes or storage tunnels - to collect and absorb storm water to reduce sewage overflows. More...
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The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation is cooperating with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority in a major study to figure out whether sand will stay on the often turbulent Lake Erie beaches on Buffalo's outer harbor. More...
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A Milwaukee alderman is asking his Common Council to reconsider its action that prevents it from beginning a Lake Michigan water sales negotiation with Waukesha. More...
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Rough seas temporarily halted efforts Monday to salvage a partially sunken dredging barge in southern Lake Huron. More...
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New York says Lake Ontario safe after brief rise in bacteria
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State officials say waters near the eastern shore of Lake Ontario are safe to swim in after water quality tests last week showed a brief increase in bacteria. More... -
A proposed federal budget bill would cut $50 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program which provides funding for Asian carp control, among other invasive species. More...
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Every week, Great Lakes Echo asks people questions that experts believe environmentally literate citizens should understand. In the last clip an expert explains the correct answers. This week's question is "What is the greatest pollutant in the Great Lakes?" More...
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Saturday marks the start of the 104th Race to Mackinac, the annual sailing race across Lake Michigan from the Chicago Yacht Club to Mackinac Island, Michigan. More...
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The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac begins this weekend on Sat., July 21. More than three hundred fifty boats leave Chicago every July and travel 333 statute miles (289.4 nautical miles) from Chicago, starting just off Navy Pier, to Mackinac Island, Michigan. More...
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The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., has criticized American authorities for not immediately notifying his city about a diesel fuel spill in Lake Huron. More...
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Milwaukee's insistence that any sale of Lake Michigan water to the City of Waukesha prohibit distribution beyond Waukesha's current service area appears to be a deal breaker for any potential water sales. More...
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An unusually warm spring and summer has species of butterflies and dragonflies crossing Lake Erie and showing up in places where they've never before been recorded. More...
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A harmful algal bloom previously limited to the western end of Lake Erie has moved eastward this year, raising concerns and posing threats to aquatic, human and animal health. More...
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NASA's Earth Observatory has a remarkable view of the impact of the summer drought. Parts of the Great Lakes region are among those hardest hit. The image depicts plant health in the central U.S. with data collected by the space agency's Terra satellite. More...
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A new television reality series featuring the hard, dangerous work of Great Lakes tugboat captains is set to debut on the History Channel. The show, entitled "Great Lakes Warriors," begins its eight-week run today. More...
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Milwaukee's stance on Waukesha's future water service area - an area that is set by the Southeastern Regional Planning Commission and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - is preventing Milwaukee from negotiating a water sales agreement with Waukesha. More...
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The Chicago Area Waterway System provides ship passage between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan. Unfortunately, it's also providing passage of invasive aquatic species. More...
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Expected to start in September 2012, the project should dredge 142,000 cubic yards from the river, starting at the Sixth Street Turning Basin and running into the Saginaw Bay. More...