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Warm weather has brought more people to Wisconsin's ecologically-sensitive Kenosha Dunes lately, but not always for legal activities. DNR crews will be monitoring the 62-acre Dunes more frequently this year to reduce the number of vehicles, unleashed dogs and campers at the site. More...
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From bald eagles to lake sturgeon, native wildlife is making a dramatic return in what might be considered the unlikeliest of places -- the waters and shores of the Detroit River. More...
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The Black Lake, Mich., chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is a non-profit organization dedicated to the future of lake sturgeon. More...
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Michigan could generate thousands of megawatts of power every day with wind power in the Great Lakes. The question is whether it will, according to Arn Boezaart, director of the Muskegon-based Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center, a program of Grand Valley State University. More...
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Closing shipping locks in Chicago waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes would cost the area economy about $4.7 billion over two decades, according to an analysis released Wednesday. More...
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With $475 million already on the way from Washington, environmental and conservation groups are pressing for billions more over the next five years, asking Congress to list Great Lakes cleanup and restoration as a permanent project approved to receive federal funding. More...
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Several hundred people showed up at the Princess Centre Saturday afternoon to voice their concerns over the wind turbine project proposed for Lake Erie by SouthPoint Wind. More...
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Buffalo has been known as the "city of light" for its pioneering role in harnessing electricity. Renewable energy advocates believe the region now has a golden opportunity to market itself as the city of wind power. More...
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Hydrologists are trying to map underground rivers to help protect fragile ecosystems. More...
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Water levels are well below average on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River and will likely remain low throughout the summer, threatening the region's pleasure boating season. More...
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Debate is swirling about siting wind turbines in Lake Michigan off of West Michigan's famed sandy beaches, which is the primary driver of a significant tourism industry for the region. More...
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Hydrologists are trying to map underground rivers to help protect fragile ecosystems. More...
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Former House Speaker Tip O'Neil is credited with coining the phrase "All politics are local." As the city of Waukesha takes another step toward securing a sustainable water source to address its radium compliance problem, the saying couldn't be truer. More...
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Hoping to research the lake's shoreline quality and overall ecology through the trek, a couple plan on walking the entire trail-less coast of Lake Superior, some 1,800 miles. More...
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The health impacts of mercury poisoning in a northern Ontario First Nations community are worse now than when fishing in waters contaminated by the substance was first banned there 40 years ago. More...
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Officials in Bay City, Mich., and surrounding communities put down their swords in long-running arguments over public water service. Now they're shoulder-to-shoulder finding a way to revamp an aging infrastructure to provide customers with the best water possible at the best price possible. More...
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For most Lake Erie anglers, three species receive a bulk of the attention -- walleye, perch and smallmouth bass. The question this year, though, is can the "walleye capital of the world" continue to live on the 2003 hatch? More...
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The jury is still out on whether wind turbines that dot the north shore of Lake Erie, the bald eagle's main habitat in southern Ontario, are a threat to the bird, which continues to make a steady comeback in Ontario. More...
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A Michigan company intends to test a hydrokinetic power generator in the St. Clair River this summer to convert water current into electricity. More...
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If you're tired of beach closures and sewage-tainted stormwater flowing into Lake Michigan from Chicago wastewater treatment plants, now's the time to speak up. More...
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The plan to restore a Second World War subchaser has sprung a few leaks but is far from sun. A large number of volunteers had hoped to have the historic ship from Sarnia rebuilt this year, in time to join celebrations for the Canadian Naval Centennial. More...
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It's never been too early, it seems, for Muskegonites to start planning a day at the beach. More...
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For most Lake Erie anglers three species receive a bulk of the attention -- walleye, perch and smallmouth bass. The question this year, though, is can the "walleye capital of the world" continue to live on the 2003 hatch? More...
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Every year, tens of millions of fish, hundreds of millions of fish eggs, and billions of fish larvae are killed by being sucked into the cooling water intakes at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Bay Shore power plant. It's time for a solution, not experiments. More...
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A strategic alliance between Snider Dock Services and Quèbec Stevedoring Company Ltd. could lead to Port Colborne becoming the first multi-modal port on the Great Lakes. More...