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City Council approved key pieces of Mayor Frank Jackson's lakefront plan on Monday, clearing the way for development that would transform the waterfront into a place where people can enjoy the city's biggest natural asset. More...
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The Township Board in Allegan County's Saugatuck Township voted 4-0 Wednesday night to approve the settlement that would resolve the lawsuit by Aubrey McClendon's development company Singapore Dunes LLC. The vote came following many objections raised by those in attendance. More...
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials suspects early migration of the sport fish to offshore waters thanks to mild winter. More...
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Technologies exist that will allow BP's Whiting Refinery in northern Indiana to meet federal standards for mercury discharges in waste water released into Lake Michigan. More...
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Some critics say the new Ohio water withdrawal bill does go further than an earlier version toward protecting the Great Lakes, but not far enough. More...
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To ensure safe and penalty-free boating habits, the Coast Guard is urging mariners Monday to take advantage of the many boater education courses and free vessel safety checks offered throughout the Great Lakes region. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard's final ballast water treatment regulation, a rule that aims to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species while sustaining the region's economy, is being lauded by St. Lawrence Seaway officials. More...
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Tainted sediment from the Sheboygan River will be hauled and deposited farther away than originally proposed, potentially adding millions of dollars to an already costly project. More...
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Michigan DNR officials suspects early migration of the sport fish to offshore waters thanks to mild winter. More...
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The Unit 2 nuclear reactor at Bruce Power was shut down over the weekend because of a leak as it was being restarted after a refurbishment. More...
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St. Lawrence County legislators who heard a presentation Monday by the International Joint Commission were not ready to embrace the agency's latest proposal to regulate water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. More...
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Saugatuck township agreed to change zoning so a billionaire developer could build a resort complex where the river meets Lake Michigan. More...
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There's some debate about whether the expanding lakeshore in front of Wilmette's Baha'i Temple is owned by the Baha'is or the state. More...
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State wildlife officials are working on a comeback for a popular sport fish that lived in Lake Erie 60 years ago. More...
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Oceangoing cargo ships will be required to zap their ballast water with ultraviolet light, chemicals or other treatments before dumping it in U.S. waters under a regulation the Coast Guard announced Friday to prevent species invasions that damage the environment. More...
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Community leaders are scrambling to install an electric barrier to stop the Asian silver carp from swimming up the Little Sioux River and into a small creek connected to Lower Gar Lake, the southernmost of the chain of glacial lakes. More...
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Gov. John Kasich once again is weighing the consequences of a controversial regulatory program to monitor water withdrawals from the Lake Erie watershed. More...
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Outside of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, news of this carp-control strategy barely registered with the U.S. public. But on March 6, it hit China and, like a jazz trio riffing for an hour on just a few notes, microbloggers took to the minor news topic with gusto. More...
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The question is whether the Department of Natural Resources can continue to spend more than a half-million dollars a year to operate a hatchery that provides fish for about 2,000 anglers, according to DNR estimates. More...
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Amidst public controversy, Muskegon County commissioners, who are considering a proposal to move the S.S. Milwaukee Clipper to Heritage Landing, agreed to have engineers complete a feasibility study. More...
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Four Great Lakes ports have been awarded the prestigious Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for 2011. The Pacesetter recognizes an increase in international cargo tonnage shipped through the Seaway over the previous navigation season. More...
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Admist public controversy, Muskegon County commissioners, who are considering a proposal to move the S.S. Milwaukee Clipper to Heritage Landing, agreed to have engineers complete a feasibility study. More...
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Fish and tiny aquatic organisms have started to rebound in White Lake, Mich., raising the possibility that two or more problems that put it on the EPA's list of the worst spots in the Great Lakes could be removed. More...
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As Michigan's boating trade association prepares to move in its second boat show of 2012, the optimism from show management and exhibitors continues to rise. More...
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