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A public hearing in Ashland, Wis., to take grey wolves off the endangered species list in the western Great Lakes region drew people from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. More...
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Need to find a beach near Lake Ontario where it's safe to swim? There's an app for that. The Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a Toronto-based group dedicated to the health of the Lake Ontario watershed, has developed an application for the iPhone called the Swim Guide. More...
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Thinking about lighthouses may conjure images of a lonely keeper standing on a balcony, gazing out over a dark sea and cloudy night, keeping watch for the safety of passing ships. Those images are also a part of Michigan's history, as well as its present. More...
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Michigan is the 10th worst state in the nation for toxic mercury pollution. A potent neurotoxin, mercury gets into our air from coal-fired power plants and then falls into waterways from rain or snow. More...
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The DNR will begin spraying 3,600 acres along 118 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline properties in Brown, Door, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto and Sheboygan, Wis., counties in August. More...
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If passed, the bill will restore your right to walk freely on the shoreline of the Great Lakes in this province. More...
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If passed, the bill will restore your right to walk freely on the shoreline of the Great Lakes in this province. More...
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About 20 people left Rimouski Monday morning on a 600-km trek to Montreal to protest shale gas and other fossil fuel drilling in Quèbec. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard tried to shut down the event last year, but nearly 3,000 people showed up at Conger-Lighthouse Beach on Aug. 15. More...
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Gov. Scott Walker's plan to streamline the state Department of Natural Resources is a good idea - as long as it doesn't weaken environmental protections. More...
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Bruce Power has withdrawn its application to the United States Department of Transportation for approval to ship 16 radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes. More...
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Waukesha is seeking approval from Wisconsin and the other seven Great Lakes states to switch to a Lake Michigan water source. The city would abandon all deep wells in sandstone if the request is approved. More...
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If passed, the bill will restore your right to walk freely on the shoreline of the Great Lakes in this province. More...
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Just as the world is now wondering how the Japanese could ever have been foolhardy enough to build something as inherently dangerous as nuclear power plants above earthquake fault lines, future generations will one day look back with bewilderment and dismay at the craziness of locating nukes in the heart of the Great Lakes. More...
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Great man theories of city dynamics are hard to test but Chicago appears to have enjoyed a long period of good karma. More...
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Immortalized by Longfellow, the Midwest's preferred vacation spot offers unspoiled forests, waterfalls and coastal villages. More...
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For three days, the skies above Grand Haven State Park will be dancing with color as more than 25 flyers from throughout the U.S. and Canada, and an estimated crowd of up to 40,000 spectators, take part in the largest event of its kind in the Midwest. More...
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By following the powerful shores of Lake Superior through Ontario, Michigan and Wisconsin, you'll enjoy one fabulous circle tour combining beautiful scenery with native heritage and Bavarian delights. More...
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More than 60 sixth- and seventh-graders from Saugatuck Public Schools headed out onto Lake Michigan this morning as part of the district's Salmon in the Classroom program. More...
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For Dan Keifer, nearly a decade of committing himself to improve the Clinton River has set the 63-year-old Rochester resident up for his latest adventure: retirement. More...
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The spring season is underway, and a variety of Adopt a Beach events are now taking place around the Great Lakes. Take advantage of these opportunities to get involved in making positive changes for the Great Lakes! More...
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State Sen. Tim Grendell has introduced legislation that would allow the Great Lakes Compact to be enabled in Ohio.It seeks to restrict the diversion of water from the Great Lakes to other areas of the country. More...
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Water quality data collected by Chicago-area volunteers is being used to help Illinois shape the state's water quality guidelines in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More...
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Hundreds of seagulls have claimed the rooftops of two buildings in downtown Batavia, midway between Rochester and Buffalo and 25 miles south of Lake Ontario. More...
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A statewide group has named St. Clair County one of its "Dirty Dozen" because more than 7.7 million gallons of partially treated sewage and storm water have been released into the St. Clair River since the start of the year. More...