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  1. Mandated to improve the quality of its drinking water, which has high levels of radium, City of Waukesha officials first sought permission five years ago to get water from Lake Michigan. Finally, that process is about to move from the application phase to the approval phase. More...
  2. Macomb County's season of summer fun is kicked off by 19 cadets and a sea of harbor masters, marina owners, community leaders and others associated with programs supported by Michigan's Blue Economy. More...
  3. Is Lake Erie water clean enough for a swim? It depends on a variety of factors that can change on a day's notice. More...
  4. Kids and their parents gathered early Saturday morning to partake in free fishing activities that encourage kids to get into fishing at a young age. More...
  5. The lowering of central Ohio's Buckeye Lake while the state makes plans to replace the deteriorated dam might end up benefiting an unusual nature preserve in the water. More...
  6. The premiers of Ontario and Quèbec and eight U.S. state governors promised to work together to boost maritime trade and combat threats to the Great Lakes during a conference in Quèbec City on Saturday. More...
  7. It is imperative that the Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers commit itself, at the very least, to a 40 percent reduction of phosphorus and other nutrient runoff - the fuel of harmful algal blooms - into Lake Erie. More...
  8. Updated versions of the myBeachCast mobile app are now available for iPhone and Android smartphones. As swimming season begins, beachgoers can use myBeachcast to get the latest swim advisories, weather conditions and hazard alerts for more than 2,000 beaches in the Great Lakes region. Download the app today! More...
  9. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is calling for public comment on environmental conditions that would be imposed on Ontario Power Generation if the proposed nuclear waste dump project gets a final go-ahead. More...
  10. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will follow up on sea lamprey treatments performed in 2014 during a June 16-25 survey in Michigan's Au Gres and East Au Gres rivers. More...
  11. Lake St. Clair water levels remain stable even as the larger lakes continue to rise. More...
  12. The 186-metre-long freighter was stranded in Sorel-Tracy, which is between Montreal and Trois-Rivires, for more than two years. More...
  13. Hydrilla, a highly invasive water plant, has been discovered growing at Pymatuning Lake and has alarmed many. More...
  14. In spite of the drop in acreage, the Michigan hay supply has recovered and is poised to enter into surplus territory in 2015 according to Michigan State University Extension field educators. More...
  15. Forestry officials are expecting another tough year for evergreen trees across Michigan thanks to a pesky native bug. The spruce budworm is expected to heavily impact white spruce and balsam fir trees across the Upper and northern Lower Peninsulas this year. More...
  16. It is imperative that the Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers that begins Friday in Quèbec City commit itself, at the very least, to a 40 percent reduction of phosphorus and other nutrient runoff - the fuel of harmful algal blooms - into Lake Erie. More...
  17. Ohio's economy grew by 2.1 percent last year, outperforming the four other states in the Great Lakes region, but a notch below the U.S. economy. More...
  18. Registration is now open for the West Michigan Green Infrastructure Conference, taking place August 5 in Grand Rapids. This conference expands on the 2014 statewide conference to highlight a broad range of benefits and opportunities provided by green infrastructure planning and preservation in northern Michigan. More...
  19. The 160-page report titled "Sustaining Michigan's Water Heritage," includes dozens of recommendations for protecting and improving the state's water health paired with timelines and performance measurements. More...
  20. The Ohio State University Climate Change Outreach Team will present "A Tale of Two Cities: Assessing Green Infrastructure Costs and Benefits in Toledo, Ohio and Duluth, Minn." on Tuesday, June 16. NOAA's Office for Coastal Management will discuss two pilot projects that explored the economic benefits of green infrastructure in this free webinar. More...
  21. Stabenow and Peters want to replace two outdated locks with a new one capable of accommodating the largest freighters. More...
  22. So far, the amount of cargo has tripled since last year; the CEE handles an assortment of containerized cargo including scrap metal, foodstuffs, retail goods and machinery. More...
  23. The province -- which claims shipwrecks under its claim of the lake bed -- is planning to have the wooden mast towed out on to the lake and sunk in a spot off Port Dover where it won't be caught by fishing net again. More...
  24. The American Great Lakes Ports Association in partnership with the Lake Carriers' Association, Fednav Limited, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation have jointly sponsored a new bi-national public affairs program called the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership. More...
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