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Make the most of the money that is starting to trickle toward ideas to restore the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay. Spend the taxpayer money wisely -- and mostly on results. More...
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London, Ontario's city hall is eyeing a $1.3-million investment in cutting-edge technology to help London avert the kind of major Lake Huron pipeline rupture that recently interrupted the water supply of 350,000 area residents. More...
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Mayor Richard Daley said today he's open to looking at allowing energy-generating wind turbines off Lake Michigan. More...
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This site is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. More...
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Operation Spring Restore is the largest domestic buoy operation and involves the re-installment of about 1,284 navigational aids. More...
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New Berlin, Wis., failed to fully inform state officials of the amount of Lake Michigan water the city is distributing to customers west of the Great Lakes drainage basin, as required by a May 2009 diversion plan. More...
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From now into early June, the Great Lakes Seaway Trail byway, with 518 miles of open water, feeder streams, backbays, and diverse shoreline habitat, becomes a fabulous flyway for spring bird migration. More...
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The St. Lawrence has become more cruise-ship friendly, with trips from Quèbec City to Kingston on a rebuilt steamer. More...
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As the smelt run begins in the Duluth area, people who harvest the silvery forage fish are being told they can be used only for eating, not as bait. More...
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Several Quality Management Training workshops have been developed to foster awareness of EPA's quality system and train staff on implementation of quality for EPA projects, such as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Training will be available "live" to on-line participants April 14 and 15, 2010. More...
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A "back door" approach to the national office of the United Steelworkers was the move that reignited contract talks to end an eight-month lockout of workers at the Lake Erie plant of U.S. Steel. More...
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SharedEarth.com is a new, free site where gardeners post requests for land to grow gardens, and land owners post their available land to share. Trades are happening throughout the Great Lakes region and the country. More...
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Water level advocacy groups, businesses and residents are saying levels on the river are now at a point nearer to the end of fall than spring with little prospect of improving. More...
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Scandia Wind Offshore continues to pursue support from four West Michigan lakeshore counties for the company's further investigation of wind farms on Lake Michigan. More...
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Every year, thousands head out to the St. Lawrence's rumbling Lachine Rapids, a popular spot for whitewater rafting, jet boating, river surfing and kayaking. More...
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Ten years ago, conservationists tried a novel experiment to protect the common tern, a threatened native bird on the St. Lawrence River. The tern's nesting habitat was getting overrun by gulls and geese. More...
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The county could agree to join in creating a regional water authority Tuesday, moving it closer to building a new water pipeline to Lake Huron. More...
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A bill now in the Wisconsin Legislature (AB 844) would allow the state to set up management areas where continued human activity may imperil the ground water supply. Make no mistake, part of the supply is dwindling. More...
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For far too long, the voices of affected and concerned Ojibwa people have been ignored in the midst of Kennecott's proposed Eagle Mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. More...
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While offshore wind turbines proposed for Lake Michigan have been met with some opposition, the possibility of wind in the water may enjoy support in the Saginaw Bay area. More...
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Two notorious Great Lakes invaders--the zebra mussel and the round goby--now play a central role in transferring toxic chemicals called PCBs up the food chain and into Saginaw Bay walleyes, one of that region's most popular sport fish. More...
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U.S. Forest Service proposes to close 10 miles of two-track in a special part of the Manistee Natioanl forest in MI to protect the endangered Karner blue butterfly butterflies, one of several changes forest staffers are recommending over the next 10 years. More...
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The Waukesha Common Council placed the city's search for a radium-free water supply into the hands of Wisconsin and the other seven Great Lakes states on Thursday when it agreed to ask those states for permission to buy Lake Michigan water. More...
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Michigan environmental groups will restore natural areas and eliminate invasive plant species thanks to $4.4 million in Sustain Our Great Lakes grants. More...
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FirstEnergy's Bayshore power plant in Ohio will be required to install technology to reduce fish kills at the plant's intake system. The plant will install devices called "reverse louvers" and will be required to study the effectiveness of the devices. More...