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The Power Authority is hoping to place hundreds of wind-generating turbines in the waters just off Lake Ontario's Niagara County shoreline, to capitalize on the nation's most productive wind region in the eastern United States. More...
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The amount of coal shipped in the Great Lakes in June was higher than May's and last year's number, but still off the month's five-year average. More...
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Ellie Moskowitz is just 11, but she wants to help keep the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. A student at the Roeper School for talented and gifted children, she's circulating a petition she hopes will persuade officials in Washington to act against the invasive species. More...
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Jim Kocourek spent the past five years designing and building his personal submersible, named the Bionic Guppy.Since May, when he finished enough of the sub to make it operable, Kocourek has taken a handful of dives into Lake Michigan, he said. His interests lie in searching for undiscovered shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. More...
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Congressman Bill Owens announced Tuesday that $5 million in funding for harbors in Monroe and surrounding counties is one step closer to becoming available.The money is designed to help maintain and dredge harbors across Lake Ontario. More...
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The public is understandably skittish about a plan to ship 1,760 tonnes of radiation-laced steel through Lake Ontario. When it comes to environmental safety we should not settle for the word of industry or government. More...
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It's official: Minnesota will have a sandhill crane hunting season this fall for the first time in 94 years. More...
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is embarking on rule-making to establish numeric standards for phosphorus levels in lakes. More...
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Sewage, diesel fuel, petroleum products and other materials -- in amounts ranging from a few litres to one million litres -- have been spilled in Windsor and Essex County over the last six years. More...
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The U.S. Brig Niagara, a reconstructed 19th century ship recovered from Lake Erie in 1913, marks the 20th anniversary of its first trip serving as a replica of the vessel that played a major role in the War of 1812. More...
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City council in Owen Sound, Ont., will hear from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission about Bruce Power's plan to ship steam generators through the Great Lakes. A commission spokesman will be at the regular council meeting on July 26. More...
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Researchers at the Large Lakes Observatory of the University of Minnesota Duluth predict that the surface of the open waters of Lake Superior will be exceptionally warm by August. They suspect that water temperatures may exceed the high recorded during the strong El Nio summer of 1998, 68 degrees. More...
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Case Western Reserve University will erect a wind turbine on campus, part of a $6 million effort to boost the region as a research hub and parts supplier for the fast-growing, wind power industry. More...
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Wind, waves, fog and even kitchen fires are some potential obstacles that could pop up as some of the Great Lakes most experienced sailors race from Port Huron to Michigan's Mackinac Island. More...
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The Bruce Nuclear Generating Station plans to ship 1,760 tonnes of radiation-laced steel through Lake Ontario -- a precedent-setting project that has officials worried on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. More...
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Asian carp czar will fulfill lawmakers' wish to monitor fish
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The Obama administration plans to name an Asian carp czar within a month to oversee state and federal efforts to keep the voracious fish from invading the Great Lakes ecosystem. More... -
Asian carp czar will fulfill lawmakers' wish to monitor fish
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
The Obama administration plans to name an Asian carp czar within a month to oversee state and federal efforts to keep the voracious fish from invading the Great Lakes ecosystem. More... -
The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac kicks off this Saturday, July 24! For the 102nd time since 1898, sailors will take to Lake Michigan and race the 333-mile (289.4 nautical miles) course from Chicago to Mackinac Island. More...
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A proposed ban on wind turbines within five kilometres of the shoreline isn't enough, Kingsville Coun. Tamara Stomp said Wednesday. More...
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A Monroe County legislator is recommending that his colleagues go on record opposing the possible location of wind turbines in the local waters of Lake Ontario. More...
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Asian carp czar will fulfill lawmakers' wish to monitor fish
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
The Obama administration plans to name an Asian carp czar within a month to oversee state and federal efforts to keep the voracious fish from invading the Great Lakes ecosystem. More... -
Scientists' newest hope to steer Asian carp away from the Great Lakes is aiming powerful sound guns at them. More...
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Registration is now open for the 2010 Annual Meeting for the U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program. The conference theme is "Advancing Restoration Actions under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative." More...
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Reps. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) and Sarah Roberts (D-St. Clair Shores)have joined a coalition of regional environmentalists and politicians that are opposing the planned shipment. More...
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While the weather was largely responsible for running a Canadian Steamship Lines vessel aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway on Monday evening, another environmental problem -- lower water levels -- could present future challenges for the seaway. More...