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Conservationists spent decades, along with millions of dollars, to acquire 171 acres of Lake Michigan dunes on the south side of the Kalamazoo River. The property could have gone for nothing -- 60 years ago. More...
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A tax agreement is on hold for the proposed Galloo Island wind power project in Lake Ontario. Tuesday night Jefferson County legislators put off their vote on the Payment In Lieu Of Taxes agreement for Upstate New York Power Corporation. More...
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Conservationists and regional politicians are criticizing the Obama administration's decision Tuesday to oppose efforts by a coalition of five Great Lakes states to force Illinois and the Corps of Engineers to do more to protect Lake Michigan from invasion of the Asian carp. More...
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Six municipalities in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties have been awarded $643,755 in state Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grants for the planning and construction of various development projects. More...
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The daughter of Franklin Covell, one of only two head Split Rock lighthouse keepers, died New Year's Day, leaving behind stories and photos of what life was like perched high above Lake Superior. More...
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The French River Hatchery near Duluth will significantly reduce the number of Kamloops trout it produces, fisheries officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Monday. More...
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In the end, if we want to protect the Great Lakes, citizens will have to do the job -- by holding elected officials who talk a good game to their word. More...
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The fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes could soon turn into a testy legal tussle between a coalition of Great Lakes states and Illinois - and its favorite son, President Barack Obama. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently awarded $1 million to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to support the acquisition of 468 acres of coastal wetlands adjacent to Lake Michigan in Door County. More...
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The shrinking tip of Ontario's Point Pelee could get even shorter as Lake Erie levels rise, park officials say. More...
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Michigan could gain a significant economic boost and thousands of new jobs by reducing emissions of gases that cause climate change, according to an analysis released Monday. More...
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On January 14, 2010, Environment Canada and the U.S. EPA will hold a binational webinar for Great Lakes partners, stakeholders and the public regarding negotiations between the two governments to amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. More...
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This summer an international fleet of 15 tall ships will race the Great Lakes to promote water conservation and environmental protection of one of the world's largest freshwater resources. Leading them will be Milwaukee's own lake schooner S/V Denis Sullivan. More...
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In an effort to prevent poaching and increase walleye numbers in the Bays de Noc, a sports fishermen group in the Escanaba, Michigan area is promoting tougher prosecution, law changes, and more fish plantings. More...
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To power our region's emergence as a global player for energy, only two potential power sources are viable: Coal and enriched uranium. And just one of those is feasible in the next decade. More...
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A St. Lawrence River turbine project that could eventually generate enough power for 11,000 local homes has secured funding, its parent company has announced. More...
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The U.S. Department of the Interior, declared that Nantucket Sound off Massachusetts is eligible for protection under the National Register of Historic Places. The Cape Wind Energy LLC project within the Sound will be either delayed or cancelled with this determination. More...
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Closing the canal locks temporarily, while expensive and disruptive, is probably the best way to buy time until a solution can be devised that does not place an immense, fragile ecosystem entirely at the mercy of waterborne shipping. There isn't a lot of time left to act. More...
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Opponents of any Illinois lock closure because of the asian carp migration warn the move could inflate prices for agricultural commodities and other goods, including materials used in infrastructure projects tied to the federal stimulus package. Closing the locks would divert thousands of shipments onto the region's roads. More...
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A plan that would save Michigan's Promise Scholarships by taxing water bottled from the Great Lakes is being promoted by Lt. Governor John Cherry. More...
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Two area maritime-related organizations hope to boost their volunteer rosters thanks to training sessions kicking off this week. More...
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Former oil storage district becomes riverside park in Quebec
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A vision, fueled by $70 million, has transformed a 2.5-km stretch of the St. Lawrence River industrial coastline near Quebec City into the award-winning La Promenade Samuel-De Champlain. More... -
In June 2009 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson appointed long-time advocate Cameron Davis as a senior advisor for Great Lakes issues. Davis is charged with coordinating preservation and restoration efforts on the Great Lakes. With $475 million recently appropriated by Congress for year one of these efforts, now the focus shifts to showing results. More...
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Fight against Asian Carp threatens fragile Great Lakes unity
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In an urgent effort to close down Chicago-area passages that could allow the unwanted fish to reach Lake Michigan, the State of Michigan and surrounding states are suing the State of Illinois and other entities that govern the state's waterways. More... -
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is joining the legal effort to keep Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. More...