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Land lost nearly 100 years ago is about to be returned. At least in part.12 acres on Wisconsin Point are just a signature away from going back to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. More...
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Prospects for Lake Michigan's salmon fishing this summer are good to excellent, with plenty of fish, good weights early in the season and a baitfish supply that should keep the game fish going for at least a couple of more years. More...
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife arrested and charged four out-of-state men for bass poaching on Lake Erie.Three men from Tennessee and three men from Georgia could face large fines for the poaching activities. More...
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The internationally renowned architect sees beauty where Torontonians see a wastewater-treatment plant. More...
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Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty took the first step Friday toward a possible shutdown of some state government functions in response to the state's budget meltdown. More...
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Toronto's Lake Ontario waterfront is suddenly changing at a remarkable clip. By the end of the fall, the stretch of Queens Quay running east of Jarvis Street to Sherbourne Street will boast two new parks, one new head office and, under construction, one new college campus and one residential building. More...
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Toronto Hydro is hunting for sites around the city where it can install solar and wind-powered electricity generators, which could even mean building wind turbines in schoolyards. Toronto Hydro is committed to installing 500 megawatts of renewable power generation. More...
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Animal experts in Ontario said they were unable to find a small alligator or crocodile photographed in a public park. The park has a pond that leads into Red Hill Creek, ends at the Windermere Basin and feeds into Lake Ontario. More...
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More than 50,000 birdwatchers will flock to Ottawa County, Ohio, during the next six weeks. The first wave has already landed at the biggest week in American birding. More...
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The 2010 "Life on Lake Erie" photo contest is an opportunity for amateur photographers to share their talent in capturing the Lake Erie region. Digital images taken between July 9, 2009 and July 9, 2010 in and around the Lake Erie watershed are eligible for submission through July 16. More...
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If Tuesday's packed house inside Muskegon Community College's Collegiate Hall offers any indication, local interest regarding offshore wind energy measures is at gale force. More...
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Paula Stephanson, 30, only the second person on the planet to swim across all five Great Lakes, had to take swimming lessons before she was allowed to use her family's pool. More...
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Great Lakes Feeder Lines recently took delivery of a second multi-purpose ship, the 4,705-deadweight-ton ice-class Arctic Sea, in Malta. More...
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Ecology and Environment, Inc., (E & E)has been awarded a five-year contract with a ceiling of $12 million for ecosystem restoration and environmental consulting services by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District. More...
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Representative David Obey of Wisconsin, chairman of the Appropriations Committee and one of the most powerful and longest-serving Democrats in Congress, announced today that he will not seek re-election and will step down after 41 years. More...
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Michigan fishery managers released 325,000 coho salmon into the Grand River in downtown Lansing last month after taking two of the past four years off. More...
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Climate records show that about 9,300 years ago, the Northern Hemisphere experienced a massive cooling event. It has been unknown what caused this -- until now. New research suggests that Lake Superior supplied fresh water to the oceans, which altered ocean circulation. More...
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Lake Superior declined in April for only the fourth time in the past 110 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed. More...
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The U.S. EPA proposed new regulations for disposing of ash left over when coal is burned at electric power plants. The Northland had an ash disaster in July 1993 when a rain-soaked coal ash pile crashed down the hillside toward Lake Superior. More...
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The Davis-Besse nuclear power plant, located the shore of Lake Erie near Port Clinton, Ohio could be restarted as early as July if federal regulators agree it is safe to operate. More...
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The president and the governor of Illinois want you to know you can trust them to protect the Great Lakes ecosystem. Like it or not, you really don't have another choice. More...
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The Naperville City Council voted to raise residential water rates 4.9 percent in order to pass on to the city's water customers the increased rates that Chicago, which is the water DuPage Water Commission's Lake Michigan water supplier, began charging. More...
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This May marks the 20th anniversary of American Wetlands Month, a time when EPA and its partners in federal, state, tribal, local, non-profit, and private sector organizations celebrate the vital importance of wetlands to the nation's ecological, economic and social health. More...
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We've seen wind turbines built on land, but what about putting them in water? A plan by the New York Power Authority would put dozens of windmills in Lake Erie and Ontario. NYPA is currently requesting proposals for the project, but it's an idea that's not blowing over well with some Western New Yorkers. More...
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Today, Americans are clamoring for sustainable energy including wind power. The issue involves both national security -- when oil prices climb, many of our enemies grow wealthier -- and environmental considerations. More...