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Amid all the horrific reports and video coming from Japan after the massive earthquake a few days ago, some of us have wondered, "What about here? Could we see a devastating earthquake in the U.P.?" More...
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Burger Boat Co. is gearing up for the delivery of a 60-foot fisheries research vessel to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources next month. More...
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Government emergency response experts simulated a spill of Asian carp into Ontario waters on Friday in Peterborough, Ont., as part of a preparedness exercise. More...
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High demand, high fuel prices and the high possibility of Mississippi River flooding have pushed barge shipping rates sharply higher, the Great Lakes-Seaway News is reporting. More...
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There's been a lot of talk in West Michigan lately about how wind power could boost the region's economy. As Lindsey Smith reports, the area could be home to several potential wind projects. More...
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Tales of Asian immigrants buying live carp in pairs -- one for cooking, one for releasing back into the wild -- gained renewed currency last week when an Ontario fish importer was fined $50,000 for attempting to smuggle 4,000 pounds of live Asian carp into the province via the Ambassador Bridge. More...
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Dredging is a regular activity at the Port of Rochester. The city and the Army Corps of Engineers work together to make sure that sediment build-up doesn't prevent some boats from getting through. More...
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is the largest investment in the Great Lakes in two decades. This recently updated website features information about the GLRI, including an interactive project map and plus information regarding funding opportunities. More...
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Quèbec's environmental review agency, the Bureau des audiences publiques sur l'environnement, has rendered a Solomonic judgment in its eagerly awaited report on shale-gas exploitation. More...
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Michigan: State officials today announced an important step forward in the effort to prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes, signing a settlement agreement with the U.S. EPA that will better regulate ballast water from commercial vessels. More...
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Car accidents and smoking pose a greater risk to human health than shipping used steam generators through the Great Lakes to Sweden, a doctor told MPs probing Bruce Power's controversial proposal Thursday. More...
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The Sandusky River Watershed Coalition in partnership with the Seneca County Water Conservation District is offering assistance now to farmers to help them reduce soil erosion. More...
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Lined with piles of coal, scrap yards, long forsaken buildings, decaying smoke stacks and acres of contaminated earth, it takes a lot of vision to imagine Milwaukee's inner harbor as an ecological showplace. More...
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Levels of phosphorus in the Great Lakes are rising and endangering the aquatic food chain and human health, a U.S.-Canadian agency says. More...
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When 15,000 brown trout were discovered dead at the Lincoln Park Zoo rearing pond on Feb. 18, the Northeastern Wisconsin Great Lakes Sport Fishermen group knew it had to upgrade its facility. More...
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The threat of Asian carp slipping into the Great Lakes and Lake Erie is a major worry for fisheries experts and sport fishermen. There are commercial fish companies that couldn't care less, buying and selling live Asian carp that could easily end up being released in those waters. More...
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The International Joint Commission of the United States and Canada (IJC) released its 15th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality this week. The report is available on the IJC website. More...
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U.S. Senator Carl Levin introduced a bill that would expand the boundaries of Michigan's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena County, to also include waters off Alcona and Presque Isle Counties. More...
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U.S. Senator Carl Levin introduced a bill that would expand the boundaries of Michigan's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena County, to also include waters off Alcona and Presque Isle Counties. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action to clean up a long-dormant Gary landfill that is leaking hazardous waste into a neighboring wetland near the Grand Calumet River. More...
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Interlake Steamship Co. has named one of its big Great Lakes freighters after former U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar. More...
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Stiffer pollution regulations expected for Great Lakes ships
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On Tuesday, conservation groups announced that the Environmental Protection Agency had agreed in an out-of-court settlement to draft new pollution standards for ballast discharges under the landmark 1972 Clean Water Act. More... -
The International Joint Commission will issue its 15th biennial report on the quality of Great Lakes water in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday morning. The International Joint Commission reports on the progress of the governments in restoring the health of the Great Lakes. More...
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U.S. Senator Carl Levin introduced a bill that would expand the boundaries of Michigan's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena County, to also include waters off Alcona and Presque Isle Counties. More...
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Opponents of a plan to ship generators containing radioactive waste on the Great Lakes are expected to make their case to legislators in Ottawa. More...