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  1. As of December 2013, all proposals for withdrawal of more than 5 million gallons per day from the Lake Erie Basin must be submitted to all eight Great Lake states and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quèbec for comment. More...
  2. To encourage a dialogue among entities engaged in habitat restoration at Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs), the Great Lakes Commission will host two webinars to review the restoration projects recently completed at the Muskegon Lake, Mich., AOC and St. Louis River (Hog Island), Wis., AOC funded through a Great Lakes Restoration Partnership from NOAA. More...
  3. Inspectors found a boat last week infected with quagga mussels picked up from Lake Havasu in Arizona. It was scheduled to be decontaminated in Portland on Monday. Crews in La Grande discovered zebra mussels on a boat from Saginaw Bay, Mich. More...
  4. He said he would like to see Massena expand and improve its tourist offerings, and sees a reinvestment in the Seaway grounds as an important step. More...
  5. Genesee County has taken the first step toward selling about 40 acres of property where the Karegnondi Water Authority plans to build an intake and pumping station for a proposed Lake Huron water pipeline. More...
  6. Water received by Lake Ontario from its basin and inflow from Lake Erie were close to average in March and below average in April. Monthly precipitation also was below normal. More...
  7. After going into a major slump during the recession, Ohio boat sales are booming. So reports Ken Alvey, president of the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association. More...
  8. Oshawa Mayor John Henry is racking up the miles on his Equinox as he embarks on a tour around the Great Lakes in an effort to promote the Oshawa Harbour. More...
  9. The head of the Thunder Bay Port Authority says the reduced role of the Canadian Wheat Board in marketing wheat and barley may help the port. Tim Heney said after the board loses its monopoly in August, grain companies will be in charge of transporting their own wheat. He added the route up the St. Lawrence Seaway will be attractive for shippers More...
  10. Rep. Brian Higgins wants the NFTA to transfer its outer harbor property to a state waterfront agency by October to bring about 'real public access now.' More...
  11. Last Saturday, the moon appeared 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons this year, and photographers around the Great Lakes captured the event. This "super moon" phenomenon is due to its orbit bringing it closest to Earth at about the same time it appeared its fullest. More...
  12. Federal requirements in every county address water quality issues so Genesee County established a county-wide watershed management group in 2002. More...
  13. Wisconsin's management program for spotted muskellunge, in place since the 1980s, has helped increase numbers of the popular fish after habitat degradation and pollution eliminated it from state waters. More...
  14. Michigan may be known as the Great Lakes State and a "Water Wonderland," but it also is blessed with 19 million acres of forests, a resource that requires thoughtful stewardship from the state and from private owners. More...
  15. Michigan lawmakers recently reported on the increased development of natural gas from shale. Supporters say the practice creates jobs and improves the economy. Critics say that if not properly regulated it threatens groundwater, the source of drinking water for half of the state's population. More...
  16. Michigan's mining regulatory system scores poorly in a new evaluation of Great Lakes states released Thursday by the National Wildlife Federation. More...
  17. The embattled head of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., Collister W. "Terry" Johnson Jr., appears to have finally caved in to political pressure and has stepped down with five months left on his seven-year term. More...
  18. In an effort to encourage lake sturgeon to propagate, groups are lending their support to build a rock spawning reef spanning the mouth of Middle Channel of the St. Clair River. More...
  19. The Muskegon Charter Boat Association voted last week to take an official position as a group to support elimination of Chinook salmon stocking in Lake Michigan for the next two years. More...
  20. A representative from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which regulates hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - in the state, provides some insight as to the safety of the drilling and gas extraction processes. More...
  21. Great Lakes shoreline owners want to groom beaches to the water's edge without a state permit, a move that they say is necessary to combat invasive plants, clean up mussel shells and keep E. coli outbreaks at bay. More...
  22. Operation Spring Restore, an annual Coast Guard mission to verify and replace 1,281 aids to navigation throughout the Great Lakes region, is almost four weeks ahead of schedule. More...
  23. Those possessing or transporting prohibited invasive animals, such as zebra mussels, could be fined $500. More...
  24. Instead of unveiling a detailed proposal in about three years, the Corps will draft several alternatives by the end of 2013 and seek reaction from Congress and the public. More...
  25. There are about 5,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. That is more shipwrecks than in the Bermuda Triangle. Between 100 and 200 met their graves in the deep off of Indiana, at the bottom of Lake Michigan. More...
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