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Seven hundred offshore wind turbines are being proposed for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, including wind farms off Amherstburg, Colchester, Kingsville and Leamington, Ontario. More...
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In a five-hour mission, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock went out onto the St. Clair River to break an ice jam that stretched from Marysville, Mich., south beyond St. Clair. It is part of the regular winter routine, spending time breaking ice on waterways from Lake Huron to Lake Erie. More...
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There's a joint city, county and federal effort in Ashland, Wis., to build a $6 million research facility to study fish populations in Lake Superior. More...
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It's always been difficult for politicians from the opposite end of the commonwealth to remember that Pennsylvania is a Great Lake state. We are disappointed that Rendell did not attend the White House summit to talk about a threat that could devastate Pennsylvania's freshwater economy. More...
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Seven hundred offshore wind turbines are being proposed for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair including 165 turbines north of Lakeshore and wind farms off Amherstburg, Colchester, Kingsville and Leamington. More...
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In a five-hour mission, the Hollyhock went out onto the St. Clair River to break an ice jam that stretched from Marysville south beyond St. Clair. It is part of the regular winter routine, spending time breaking ice on waterways from Lake Huron to Lake Erie. More...
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There's a joint city, county and federal effort in Ashland, WI to build a $6 million research facility to study fish populations in Lake Superior. More...
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With work beginning as early as this spring on the first new mine in Michigan in a half-century, critics are saying the state has failed to implement laws passed in 2004 to guarantee the safety of the environment in favor of bringing in new jobs. More...
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Registration is still open for the 2010 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Days in Washington, D.C., Feb. 22-24, 2010. Online registration closes this Friday, Feb. 19! More...
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Political scientist Mark Sproule-Jones reveals that Stelco tried unsuccessfully to derail the Hamilton Harbour remedial action plan (RAP) in 1997. More...
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Toronto Hydro's new smart-pricing initiative is married to Ontario's new Green Energy Act, which sanctions increased reliance on renewable energy. More...
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The Calumet-Sag Trail is a proposed 26-mile multi-use path that will be built along the banks of the Calumet-Sag Channel and Calumet River and will connect with other existing trails, including the Centennial Trail, creating a 150-mile trail system around the Chicago Southland. More...
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David Powers has been named the U.S. co-chair of the 20-member, binational Public Interest Advisory Group, the public component of the International Upper Great Lakes Study, a project by the International Joint Commission. More...
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The Jefferson County Board of Legislators' Planning and Development Committee passed a resolution opposing the New York Power Authority's plan to put a wind farm in Lake Ontario. More...
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Minnesota anglers might see new regulations about using smelt as bait before the Minnesota fishing opener. More...
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At long last, West Michigan will find out just exactly how much wind is off its shores. More...
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The county has federal approval to test soil in Lake Huron at the spot where it wants to build an intake for a new water pipeline. More...
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It must have felt a bit like the future at a Minnesota high school last week, when a new wind turbine on its property began producing electricity to power the building. More...
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Hamilton has yet to come up with its one-third share of the Randle Reef cleanup cost more than two years after the federal and provincial governments pledged a total of $60 million. More...
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U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra praised the Obama Administration for announcing a commitment of tens of millions of dollars toward keeping the invasive carp out of the Great Lakes but says he wants to see that money put to good, and quick, use. More...
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U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wausau, points out that Great Lakes restoration was funded at $60 million the year before last, so the "cut" is more accurately described as a fivefold increase. And the door is open for additional funding in future years. More...
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A record-setting sturgeon speared Saturday on Lake Winnebago is estimated to be over 100 years old. More...
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Officials from Scandia Wind Offshore LLC say they are reacting to overwhelming negative reaction to the location of their original plan for a 1,000-megawatt, $3 billion wind farm on Lake Michigan. More...
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The Ford Motor Company is donating 242 acres of wetlands in Monroe, Mich., known as Ford Marsh, to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will host an informational meeting for the public regarding plans for the grounds and the observation deck at the Soo. Because the Soo Locks is considered a historic site the informational meeting is being held in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act. More...