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Association Island owner Dr. Nak K. Shim has rescinded permission to use his property to dredge a channel that links Henderson Harbor to Lake Ontario. More...
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Somewhere between the Great Lakes, the glaciers and the Arctic, buried under a pile of snow, lies Canada's water conservation efforts. More...
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An initial six-week mission to catch and kill Asian carp lurking on the Great Lakes' doorstep turned up none of the despised fish, suggesting few if any have eluded an electric barrier designed to block their path to Lake Michigan, officials said Monday. More...
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Beginning Monday, FirstEnergy will initiate a pilot project in which it will install reverse louvers in its plant's intake channel. The hope is that the slotted, angled devices will allow only a fraction of the fish from getting pounded to death or drawn into the plant. More...
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There is a 50-acre cattail marsh in Berrien County that is full of surprises. It's not only home to the Least Bittern -- Michigan's pint-sized and threatened fish-eating heron -- but it's home to a lot of them making it a bird habitat of unusual importance. More...
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Wolves showing up in the Lower Peninsula always seemed inevitable. With the increase of wolf populations in the Upper Peninsula, it was only was a matter of time before the animals would make their way to lower Michigan. Now we have confirmation. More...
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After nearly a year-long delay, a company that will make huge towers for wind turbines is moving ahead with plans for a $19 million plant at the Port of Monroe that might create about 150 jobs. More...
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The University of Michigan has so far refused to release any communications between Dow and the university researchers being paid to carry out the study that involves exposure to the chemical dioxin among residents of the Saginaw River watershed. More...
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The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. said today it is ready to award a contract to a developer to build the first wind turbines in the Lake as early as 2012. More...
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Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. says it no longer needs federal authorization for a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. But an official with the Environmental Protection Agency said Kennecott might be speaking too quickly. More...
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Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. says it no longer needs federal authorization for a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. But an official with the Environmental Protection Agency said Kennecott might be speaking too quickly. More...
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Lake Huron First Nations are prepared to act decisively in their bid to develop new electrical transmission infrastructure for the province of Ontario. More...
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The Whip-poor-will has joined the ranks of bird species facing declines in their populations. Whip-poor-wills nest primarily in a band along the southern edge of the Canadian Shield stretching from Georgian Bay to eastern Lake Ontario. More...
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EDITORIAL: State of Minnesota is ready to manage gray wolves
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The gray wolf, a stirring icon of Minnesota's north country, is back. Returning with the majestic predator is the question whether the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources should manage the state's wolf population. More... -
The red-necked grebes are beginning to gather in Lake Ontario. This is a little earlier in this open winter than in most years. More...
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Great Lakes United recently announced the launch of Find My Cleanup, an online community resource that helps connect people to the watershed cleanups happening in their neighborhoods. More...
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Want to help document the distribution and abundance of native frogs and toads in your area? Click on this Google map to find the agencies that conduct the survey in your Great Lakes state. More...
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A proposal to put more than 700 turbines in lakes Erie and St. Clair has sparked has sparked concerns over fish habitat, bird migrations and spoiled views. More...
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A measure to alter how Michigan pays for state parks and recreation areas is on its way to Governor Granholm. More...
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Mich. State Rep. Dan Scripps introduced a bill last year in the Mich. House to amend the state's natural resources and environmental protection law and close a loophole. It would declare Michigan waters, including groundwater, as belonging to the public trust. More...
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St. Clair County is developing the St. Clair County Blueway Vision project, a Web site with an interactive map officials said will attract local people and tourists to area waterways. More...
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The New York Power Authority said that 11 companies have indicated they intend to submit proposals for offshore wind farms in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. More...
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The New York Power Authority wants to build a utility-size wind farm in Lake Erie. They're calling it the Great Lakes Offshore Wind (GLOW) Project. More...
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The nation started cleaning up lakes and rivers in 1972 after passing the Clean Water Act. But two U-S Supreme Court rulings have left some waterways unprotected from pollution. More...
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They're nicknamed the "silver bullet" and have broken boaters' noses, jaws and ribs. Asian carp can weigh up to 50 pounds and jump into the air when disturbed, causing personal injuries, including concussions, on rivers where they've become plentiful. More...