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At the recent Great Lakes governor's "Leadership Summit" in Quèbec, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Ohio Gov. John Kasich agreed to commit to a 40 per cent reduction in phosphorous that runs off to Lake Erie More...
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The recently passed two-year state budget contains $4 million to help communities, specifically Celina, Ohio, to improve their drinking water quality. More...
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Buffalo's Outer Harbor nature preserve is entering the homestretch of a five-year demonstration project that began in 2011. The project is designed to eliminate invasive plants and promote native grasses, wildflowers and shrubs. More...
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Salvage operations on the two boats that sank in the St. Lawrence River on June 22 are planned to start on Tuesday. More...
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Buffalo's La Salle Park is slated for a $1.2 million reconstruction job, although not everyone is totally pleased with the proposed plan. More...
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Salvage operations on the two boats that sank in the St. Lawrence River on June 22 are planned to start on Tuesday. More...
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Trying to predict the next storms, researchers at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University has started using rugged mobile technology to track and predict dangerous currents. More...
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A major fundraiser for the Society is their annual Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival, held this year on July 11-12 at Maumee Bay State Park. More...
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State agriculture and environmental leaders have made a number of changes to attack toxic algae in western Lake Erie, most notably prohibiting farmers in northwestern Ohio from spreading manure on frozen and rain-soaked fields and requiring training before they can use commercial fertilizers. More...
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An estimated 24 billion gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater are dumped into the Great Lakes every year, threatening our health, environment and economy. More...
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Squeezed between invasive quagga and zebra mussels competing for food at the bottom of the food web and ravenous salmon at the top, alewives are quickly disappearing from Lake Michigan. More...
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Local and federal officials officially kicked off a $3.2 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lake Michigan Waterfront Portage Park project aimed at restoring another 69 acres of industrial land back to its native habitat. More...
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation on Wednesday that bans manufacturers from using tiny plastic beads in products after studies showed they are turning up in the Great Lakes and other waterways. More...
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Projects in and around the Lake Erie shoreline selected for the second round of funding under the Region's lakefront enhancement incentive program are expected to improve public access to the waterfront, reduce conflicts between beach-goers and private property owners, make the waterfront more attractive and target invasive plant species. More...
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The Point Clark Lighthouse and Museum has reopened after almost five years of restoration and will offer daily tours until Labour Day. More...
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The Canadian government has officially placed about half of its Lake Superior waters and much of its shoreline under its highest level of federal protection. More...
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Proposed Lake Erie marine sanctuary passes Erie city council
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A proposed national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie is now one step closer to becoming reality. More... -
To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algae development in Lake Erie, the U.S. and Canada have committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to develop revised binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. More...
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GLIN's Great Lakes Regional Calendar of Events is updated regularly with information on upcoming Great Lakes conferences, annual meetings, events and more. To publicize an event that is relevant to Great Lakes stakeholders, simply fill out the easy online form! More...
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Extreme heat alerts, extreme cold alerts, smog days and storm warnings: The government issues all kinds of notices about conditions that can affect your health, but an environmental charity wants to add one more to the list. More...
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In the latest round in the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has announced the strategy to keep the invasive fish at bay over the next two years. More...
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Extreme heat alerts, extreme cold alerts, smog days and storm warnings: The government issues all kinds of notices about conditions that can affect your health, but an environmental charity wants to add one more to the list More...
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One of the wettest Junes on record has dumped some of the largest loads of phosphorus ever recorded into the Maumee River, raising the prospect of another huge toxic algae bloom this summer in Lake Erie's western basin. More...
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The Great Lakes Petroleum Pipeline Task Force, a high-level state panel, is poised to release a long-awaited report on the safety of Line 5, a 62-year-old pipeline that transports up to 540,000 barrels of oil a day across a deep, 8-kilometer-wide (5-mile-wide) strait at the top of Lake Michigan. More...
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In the latest round in the fight to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has announced the strategy to keep the invasive fish at bay over the next two years. More...