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Will a federal court's refusal last week to shut Chicago shipping locks give the Asian carp easy access to the Great Lakes? There's still a chance the voracious species can be kept out, although it seems some Illinois politicians are all but saying, "Let them eat carp." More...
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Gov. David A. Paterson of New York on Saturday vetoed legislation intended to curtail natural gas development using the technique called hydraulic fracturing until a closer review of its effects can be undertaken. More...
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The federal government is planning another attempt to remove gray wolves in the Great Lakes region from the endangered species list. More...
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More than three years after Congress directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explore ways to separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins in order to "prevent the spread" of nuisance species like Asian carp between the two grand water systems, the Army Corps is now embarking on what it says likely will be a four-year study. More...
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Gov. Pat Quinn today issued an executive order that will allow the state to capture $2 million in federal funding each year to help restore land and harbors along Lake Michigan. More...
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A federal judge in northern Illinois has denied a request by the attorneys general of five states -- Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin --to close the canals and locks connecting Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River watershed. More...
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Last week, in one of its last acts, the 2009-2010 Legislature finally voted to give $10 million to the ad campaign so it could at least advertise Michigan's multi-million (particularly for northern Michigan) winter vacation industry. More...
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A Canadian electric power company is postponing a shipment of 16 old generators with radioactive contents across three of the Great Lakes but remains committed to the plan, despite claims by environmentalists that it's too risky, a spokesman said Thursday. More...
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It's official: The dreaded Asian carp aren't an imminent threat to the Great Lakes, despite the hallucinatory anxieties of Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. More...
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United Water Services, the company that operated the Gary Sanitary District for 12 years, chose increasing its profits over properly killing E. coli bacteria before its water headed to the swimming beaches of Lake Michigan, according to a federal indictment. More...
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Asian carp get all the headlines lately, but another invader, present in the trillions, is already devastating the ecosystem in Lake Michigan: the quagga mussel. More...
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Asian carp get all the headlines lately, but another invader, present in the trillions, is already devastating the ecosystem in Lake Michigan: the quagga mussel. More...
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The only point about Lake Shore Drive on which we can't argue, is forthrightly set forth in the title of a newlyreleased book: "Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway." More...
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A new study finds that oral contraceptives are not the main culprit in estrogenic pollution of US and European rivers and drinking water. Instead, the contribution of contraceptives is quite small compared to other human, industrial and agricultural sources. More...
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The Great Lakes Protection Fund is sponsoring a webinar on Dec. 15 with presentations from leading experts on invasive species. The webinar will address how new genetic testing tools can better protect the Great Lakes region from invasive species. More...
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The House authorized the U.S. Navy to purchase the 20 ships from two different builders -- Marinette Marine and an Alabama shipbuilder. Ten of the ships would be built in Marinette. The bill now goes to the Senate. More...
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Underwater explorers have discovered an early version of a 19th-century Erie Canal boat buried beneath the Oswego River in central New York. Barely six inches of the 78-foot-long boat is visible above the mucky silt of the river bed midway between Syracuse and Lake Ontario. More...
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Large, industrial-size farms are contributing to a contaminated "dead zone" in Lake Erie, according to a new report from Environment Michigan that focuses on the impact of sewage and waste run-off from agricultural businesses. More...
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Michigan's current Legislature deserves credit for reaching a deal to maintain some funding for a portion of the state's award-winning Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign. The return on this investment is well worth the expenditure. More...
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As they do every autumn, hundreds of thousands of loons, gulls, grebes and other migratory birds are making the journey from the vast wetlands of Canada to the Great Lakes. For thousands of these birds, the journey will end in death. More...
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A floating buoy will be placed in Lake Michigan next spring to measure the potential for wind energy production. The buoy will be 6 miles off the Muskegon, Mich., shoreline. More...
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Submit your Great Lakes photo to be a part of Photo Friday! Each Friday, Great Lakes Echo will post a user-submitted image representing the Great Lakes environment. More...
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Waterloo Region has been warmer than average every month this year, according to the readings observed at the University of Waterloo's weather station More...
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Achieving sustainable use of Wisconsin's water resources is the primary goal of a proposed rule governing public water supply systems that will be discussed at hearings this month, state environmental regulators said. More...
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Michigan legislators have banned lawn fertilizers containing phosphorus, which in large amounts can cause algae blooms in waterways while encouraging growth of nuisance aquatic plants. More...