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At the moment, it looks like the residents of St. Clair and Macomb counties, at least those who get their water from the St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair, will benefit from one more year of assurance from the real-time water protection system that has been in place since 2006. More...
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Federal regulators are considering retesting water supplies at a small town in Pennsylvania that residents say have been contaminated by natural gas drilling. More...
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Federal inspectors are convinced that a nuclear reactor along Lake Erie is safe to operate even though they said Thursday it is not clear why small cracks appeared in a concrete shell that protects the plant. More...
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On December 21st, the U.S. EPA announced the first-ever national standards to reduce mercury, arsenic, cadmium and other toxic air pollutants from coal plants by requiring installation of modern pollution control equipment. More...
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Four area Lake Michigan beaches may be off the state's proposed biennial "impaired waters" list, but phosphorus problems are causing two other bodies of water to be newly listed. More...
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An official with the Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District said the group is in the "95 percent" stage on a report looking at possible projects in the Lake Huron region. Project Manager Jeff Follett said the report should be completed by February. More...
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Siemens Canada Limited has signed an agreement with Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. to supply up to 130 turbines for its 300 MW offshore wind power project on Lake Ontario, the first of its kind in Canada. More...
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Water levels in the Lakes Michigan-Huron basin are up from last year but remain about 9 inches below the historic average. More...
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The EPA should give university researchers enough time to determine the feasibility and cost of converting the S.S. Badger to natural gas. More...
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The Obama administration is promising more flexibility as hard-pressed cities look for less conventional and cheaper ways to reduce sewage overflows. More...
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Area businesspeople, charter-boat captains, marina operators, private property owners, and environmentalists gathered in Port Clinton, Ohio, to vent their frustration about the green slime that plagued portions of Lake Erie last summer. More...
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A purple sandpiper -- an Arctic-to-Atlantic Coast traveler -- was spotted in the Lake Erie port city of Conneaut, Ohio. More...
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A new Army Corps of Engineers study of Chicago-area waterways has stirred the debate over whether to sever the connection between Lake Michigan and inland waterways that was created by the construction of canals a century ago. More...
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The new Windsor-Detroit bridge may still be waiting for final legislative approval in Michigan, but one thing is certain - the case for building the downriver crossing is rock solid. More...
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With a joint effort by citizens, state agencies, environmental groups and a mining company, Deer Lake is about to be taken off the infamous "Areas of Concern" list. More...
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Heavy rainfall and warmer than average temperatures the past few months in this region has been "water in the bank" to help restore close to normal averages of lake levels on the Great Lakes. More...
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Biologists plan to use a seismic gun to chase invasive round gobies from several Lake Michigan reefs. More...
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The new federal budget includes $300 million more to restore the Great Lakes, but while this year's funding level buys time, it is not cause for celebration. More...
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Economic, environmental, and social impacts of the mining industry in the Lake Superior basin will be the focus of a meeting this coming spring in Ashland, Wisconsin. More...
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The recovery of a pole-shaped piece of wood that's 8,900 years old and some 30 metres below the surface of Lake Huron has offered hope that more intact evidence of human activity will be found in the area. More...
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Two local firms, MCM Marine and Reid Metals will dismantle the former Lake Michigan car ferry, Arthur K. Atkinson, according to a press release jointly-issued by the Darwin "Joe" McCoy and Ed Reid. More...
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A local conservation group is calling on the Canadian government to establish a land registry and finally start showing that it's serious about playing a role in the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. More...
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After a state government committee in October voted down approval for the Detroit River International Crossing bridge, rumours have persisted Snyder will go around his fellow lawmakers with an executive order or find another method to get the crossing built without any further votes. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is destroying 434,000, 4-inch lake trout at a Vermont fish hatchery because of fears that stocking them in the Great Lakes could spread the invasive algae known as "rock snot." More...
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Sheboygan's economy and status as a tourist destination will get a boost with the announcement that a cruise ship will stop here several times next summer. More...