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A group of people opposed to construction of a 100-square-mile wind energy farm in Lake Michigan incorporated this week in western Michigan. More...
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A group of people opposed to construction of a 100-square-mile wind energy farm in Lake Michigan incorporated this week in western Michigan. More...
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A joint proposal to end the federal government's controversial practice of dumping dredged material into Lake Erie is to be unveiled this week in downtown Toledo, Ohio. More...
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The Duluth Seaway Port Authority says as the recession hammered construction, auto, steel and appliance industries, so it also hammered port trade. More...
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A revitalized Traverse City, Mich., bayfront is moving closer to reality. City officials issued a request for proposals this week that seeks firms to bid on engineering designs and detailed cost estimates for bayfront improvements. More...
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Wind power has become a hot button issue in West Michigan. Grand Valley State University researchers are studying the issue under a grant and will be reporting the results as each section of its study is completed. More...
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On the eve of Gray's departure after eight years as Canadian chairman of the International Joint Commission that oversees transboundary waters, he expressed frustration at the lack of formal negotiations to modernize and strengthen the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. More...
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Waukesha sets Jan. 28 meeting on bid for Lake Michigan water
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City officials later this month will unveil a draft application to pump Lake Michigan water to Waukesha for its residents and businesses. More... -
Water quality in Indiana's rivers, lakes and streams might not be worse than it was two years ago -- even though that's what the state's list of impaired waters indicates, state environmental officials say. More...
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The most consistent and unchecked winds in Ohio are found off the state's northern coast: above Lake Erie. That's why Cuyahoga County leaders are pushing a $92 million project to build three to eight turbines three to five miles off Cleveland's coast. More...
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The next four weeks are critical to the fate of an ambitious plan for a huge Hamilton-Burlington park system. The Cootes to Escarpment vision covers more than 3,000 hectares along 10 kilometres of the Niagara Escarpment and down to Cootes Paradise marsh at the west end of Lake Ontario. More...
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Last month, the Port Authority's board voted to redevelop 30 acres of land north of Browns Stadium to create a public promenade. Now the board must find the roughly $27 million it will cost to put in the infrastructure. More...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has pulled Alliance Energy's preliminary permit to study the St. Lawrence River's energy-producing potential. More...
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Around the breezy Great Lakes, developers and states in search of green jobs are pushing to build wind farms in coastal waters. But not in Chicago. More...
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One of Indiana's oldest environmental groups has a new name following a recent merger with its conservation land trust. The Save the Dunes Council and the Save the Dunes Conservation Fund merged Jan. 1 into a single tax-exempt nonprofit entity now known as Save the Dunes. More...
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The results are in on an international Lake Erie ferry service feasibility study and they are getting mixed reviews. More...
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Muskegon County commissioners have given the green light for conservation groups to pursue up to $2 million in federal funds for a shoreline restoration project for White Lake. More...
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Bryan (OH) takes lead in drive to protect its precious water
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Officials in the city of Bryan, Ohio have formed the hub of a regional effort to protect the Michindoh Glacial Aquifer, a relatively unspoiled underground aquifer that didn't even have a name until 2003. More... -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making almost $10 million in grants available to 37 eligible coastal and Great Lakes states, territories and tribes to monitor beach water quality and notify the public of conditions that may be unsafe for swimming. More...
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Ohio lags in developing 'fastest-growing industry on the planet,' but its companies are in a great position to supply components that can generate electricity, investments, jobs and excitement. More...
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A new report urges the Ontario government to look to the sky when assessing pollutants to drinking water.Essex Region Source Protection Area ranked eighth out of 18 regions throughout the Great Lakes Basin for the release of toxins and contaminants in the air. More...
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In a season of status quos, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw slipped lines and departed Cheboygan at 9 a.m. Wednesday, ready for ice calls from Great Lakes freighters who may need help if frigid temperatures persist. More...
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Six new windmills will be built on the old Bethlehem Steel site this year, and the state is announcing plans to study construction of other windmills -- although smaller -- at local Thruway interchanges. More...
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A crew at Buffalo Maritime Center is busy constructing a cedar mold from which traditional wood and canvas canoes fit for exploring Western New York's waterways can be built. More...
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Many varieties of carp, including the feared Asian carp, have been popular in ethnic cuisines for so long that some can't help but see Illinois' current crisis as the culinary opportunity of a lifetime. More...