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This Sat., Oct. 29, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Take advantage of this opportunity to safely and properly dispose of unused/unwanted prescription drugs, and help keep these pharmaceuticals from leaching into waterways and adversely affecting the environment in the Great Lakes region. More...
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A plan by New York State to impose tough regulations on ballast waters to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species sees support from the Council of Canadians, despite a report finding that the proposed rules could have a negative economic impact. More...
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Twenty-five states, largely led by GOP governors, have petitioned a federal court to block the Environmental Protection Agency's plan for limits on mercury and other air contaminants. More...
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A federal biologist found a new species in Lake Erie in September: a tiny but prolific parasite that can attach to, and feed on, a number of different sport fish, including perch. More...
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The vertical cliffs of the Wau-Ke-Na Preserve, located along the Lake Michigan shoreline between South Haven and Saugatuck, are one of Michigan's few examples of a rare environmental classification known as clay-seepage bluffs. More...
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The state of New York does not appear to be bowing to pressure from a group of Great Lakes governors to back off on its plan to adopt the region's toughest ballast discharge laws for overseas ships visiting the Great Lakes. More...
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Michigan State University is celebrating Campus Sustainability Day with a discussion forum regarding sustainability practices around campus. The forum takes place in East Lansing, Mich., this Wed. Oct. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m., and is open to all MSU faculty, staff and students. More...
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Scientists are in Washington D.C. today to present to federal lawmakers with research suggesting the Great Lakes region has more problems with mercury than previously thought. More...
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Thousands of dead birds that washed ashore along a stretch of Georgian Bay were to be picked up starting Monday. More...
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The DeTour Reef lighthouse, completed in 1931, has stood guard for eighty years a mile offshore in northern Lake Huron, at the far eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. More...
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Given how adaptable and resilient Asian carp are, and how they can easily overwhelm an ecosystem, it is impossible not to imagine what would happen should these fish come to Lake Erie. More...
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A recent study of U.S. and Canadian ports reviewed direct and indirect employment, personal income, business revenue, local purchases and taxes, and environmental impacts associated with the maritime transit industry. More...
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A system that monitors drinking water for at least three million people in southeast Michigan will stay online for another year, though policymakers are still searching for a long-term solution. More...
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Now is the time to plan a scenic drive through the changing fall foliage throughout the Great Lakes region. Use GLIN's collection of Great Lakes fall color resources to help prepare for a grand color tour. Information is available for each of the Great Lakes states and provinces. More...
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An annual emergency response exercise was held at the Seaway Maintenance Facility here Tuesday that involved a boom deployment training exercise below Snell Lock. The exercise was a joint effort between the U.S. Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. More...
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Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program recently awarded $448,548 in grants for 15 projects that protect, preserve, and enhance the coastal resources of Lake Superior. More...
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The number of capsized boats, disabled boats -- missing boaters on the Great Lakes State's Lake Michigan Coast -- is shocking for this time of the year or any open-water season. More...
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Through a grant from the Department of Energy (DOE), half a dozen researchers from the U.S. and Europe will test new methods of better harnessing wind energy, especially in farms with more than a few rows of turbines. More...
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Waterfront Toronto is working with the William J. Clinton Foundation and consulting engineering firm Arup on custom-built software designed to form urban planning strategies near the shore of Lake Ontario. More...
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An annual emergency response exercise was held at the Seaway Maintenance Facility here Tuesday that involved a boom deployment training exercise below Snell Lock. The exercise was a joint effort between the U.S. Coast Guard, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne. More...
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The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) says it has received numerous reports of dead fish and birds in southeastern Georgian Bay. According to the MNR, the cause of the deaths is unknown but botulism is typically the cause of this type of die-off. More...
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New York State Senator Patty Ritchie has released that the owner of a St. Lawrence County dam that burst last spring, washing out mature walleye at the very beginning of fishing season, will restock the Oswegatchie River upstream from the village. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard is hoping water levels in the Saginaw Bay have topped off in the ongoing wind and rain storm covering the region. More...
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The Lily Lake Solar Farm near Peterborough is the largest municipally owned and developed solar facility in Ontario. More...
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The tonnage of iron ore and limestone shipped on the Great Lakes in September was less than in August, but greater than the tonnages shipped in September 2010. More...