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For a place of modest size, Asbestos has made an impressive imprint on the Canadian psyche. More...
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The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellow works with members of the Great Lakes' science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. The application deadline for this opportunity is Jan. 31, 2012. More...
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Of the 2,500 shipwrecks beneath the waves of Lake Michigan, about 1,000 of them are still missing, and now a handful of groups are committed to discovering those wrecks and solving the mysteries of what caused them to disappear. More...
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Birders encounter an energy-related contradiction nearly every time they venture to the Lake Erie shoreline. More...
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Debris on Michigan beaches tied to Milwaukee sewer overflows
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Some of the debris that washed up on Michigan beaches in 2008 and 2010 likely came from Milwaukee sewer overflows. More... -
The quest to stop invasive species from reaching the Great Lakes in the ballast water of ocean-going ships is moving forward in Congress and at the state level. More...
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Every Great Lakes state warns people about eating toxic fish, but officials are now examining the risks of contaminants that aren't covered under current advisories. More...
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DuPage County homeowners and businesses can expect to pay more for Lake Michigan water after the DuPage Water Commission approved annual rate hikes ranging from 17 percent to 30 percent over the next four years. More...
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A coal-burning Lake Michigan ferry could become a demonstration vessel for a pilot study on the use of alternative fuels on the Great Lakes. More...
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The state says it collected more than twice as many coho and chinook salmon this fall at six Lake Michigan and Lake Huron facilities than last year. More...
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Nick Schroeck, an environmental law professor at Wayne State, spoke on The Craig Fahle Show Nov. 10 about the Michigan Supreme Court's hearing on dumping waste into Lake Huron. More...
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ear-to-date cargo shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway remain steady, bolstered by increases in Canadian grain shipments and petroleum products, and the development of new traffic of coal exports through the waterway to Europe. More...
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Gov. John Kasich has produced draft language for a new Great Lakes bill that would take the place of the Republican-backed legislation he vetoed this summer. More...
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Salvage work to remove large pieces of equipment that tumbled into Lake Michigan after last month's coal plant bluff collapse and landslide may conclude early next week. More...
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In the dispute between environmentalists and a coal-burning car ferry on Lake Michigan, we need to search for middle ground. More...
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Kayakers, rafters, hunters, anglers and birders rejoice - the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has purchased 2,354 acres of Upper Peninsula beauty and is granting you access. More...
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The Presque Isle Advisory Committee heard presentations Thursday about harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie and the Natural History Museum at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie, Pa. More...
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Scientists dumped a red dye "tracer" into the Des Plaines River in the Lockport, Ill., area earlier this week to study Asian carp and other species migrating to Lake Michigan. More...
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Artifacts from the Erie Belle, one of Kincardine, Ontario's best-known maritime disasters, could find no better home than the Walker House heritage centre, the museum board president said earlier this week. More...
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The economy may be slowing, but cargo shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway from Mar. 22 to Oct. 31 were up two percent from a year earlier. More...
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The Twin Ports' maritime commerce supports more than 11,500 jobs in Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to details from a study of the economic impacts of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway. More...
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It was reported today that the amount of oil spilled in Michigan's Kalamazoo River in a major pipeline break in July 2010 appears to be higher than previously thought. Visit EPA's web page outlining their response to the oil spill to view the latest numbers on the cleanup effort. More...
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Cruise ships are returning to the Great Lakes next year and Muskegon County's new tourism leader is excited about the possibility of having them eventually stop here. More...
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It would seem natural and proper that we should be concerned, maybe even obsessed, with protecting the Great Lakes. But members of the Republican majority in Lansing are obsessed with something else. They are concerned with government overregulation. More...
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While the battle between the shipping industry and environmentalists rages on Capitol Hill, a tiny invader is already living in the Great Lakes and is wrecking the food chain and the commercial fishing industry. More...