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Xcel Energy Corp. has won state approval for a project that would replace a coal-fired boiler in Ashland on Lake Superior with a biomass gasifier power plant. More...
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With federal economic stimulus money flowing to municipalities for infrastructure projects, work crews are looking to bypass a cracked sewage pipe that services three quarters of a million residents and an untold number of businesses across much of Toronto. More...
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Shipping on the Saginaw River is no longer in jeopardy after a compromise on national clean fuel standards. The federal pact will allow older, more polluting ships to operate here until at least 2020, officials say. More...
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The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, which President Barack Obama established in June, convened the last of six regional public meetings Thursday in Cleveland. It is the only gathering devoted specifically to the Great Lakes. More...
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A $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is just one part of an appropriations bill that recently passed through Congress. More...
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Over the next decade, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) plans to acquire approximately 84 properties near the concretized Kinnickinnic River mainstem in order to reengineer the river. More...
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Lake Huron has been hit with over 180 exotic invaders over the last century. This new documentary explores how biologists are racing to understand these changes and restore balance to the third largest lake in the world. More...
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Otsego Conservation District (OCD) will use a $5,000 grant from the Great Lakes Energy People Fund to is build a greenhouse to grow native plants for Northern Michigan. More...
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The route for a 9.65-mile trail that will join the east and west halves of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was unveiled with an array of dignitaries at the Lakefront and Riverwalk. More...
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Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc. has terminated its previously announced agreement with Wasatch Wind Inc. to acquire a 4,400 megawatt offshore wind prospect located in Lake Erie. More...
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There was a time when Detroit River and Lake Erie pollution was so bad it served as a punch line for comedians. The good news is that the river, and, in particular, a downriver portion of it, appears to be on the rebound. More...
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One of the most recognizable vacant properties on the Lake Erie shore had been sitting on a U.S. Government auction block until today. More...
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Congress approved legislation that includes $475 million to restore the Great Lakes by combatting invasive species, cleaning up highly polluted sites and expanding wetlands. President Barack Obama has signaled he'll sign it. More...
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U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), have announced that Michigan and the Great Lakes will receive $88.6 million in the 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. More...
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House and Senate conferees yesterday approved a $10.3 billion spending plan to fund U.S. EPA for fiscal 2010, a 36 percent boost over last year's levels. Included are significant boosts for EPA programs to address climate change, drinking water and Great Lakes restoration. More...
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A coalition of smaller Great Lakes harbors is uniting to press the federal government for funding to keep the harbors dredged so the ports can be used for recreation, commercial and safety purposes. More...
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Each of us has a favorite stream, river, lake or Great Lake -- the inland seas that make Michigan one of the world's most easily identifiable places. As the stewards of the world's largest fresh water reservoir, we know there is no pure Michigan without pure water. More...
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Construction of coffer dams is now underway on the American side of the St. Marys River as the first stage of a new $490 million superlock. More...
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An exemption from low-sulfur fuel rules for Great Lakes ships would not apply to saltwater vessels. More...
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On Aug. 20, the U.S. State Department granted a Presidential permit for the 1,000-mile "Alberta Clipper" pipeline from Canada's Alberta oil sands to Superior, due for completion in mid-2010. A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to stop the pipeline, citing environmental concerns. More...
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U.S. Steel Gary Works will begin treating benzene-laden groundwater leaking into Lake Michigan from north of its coke plant by the end of October. More...
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Fish farmers have a good story to tell: When you raise fish in a cage, you help reduce overfishing. More...
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Novelis Corp. in Oswego County has agreed to pay $220,000 to help repair damage to the environment caused by the release of hydraulic fluids containing polychlorinated biphenyl, commonly known as PCB, over a period of decades dating back to the 1960s. More...
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A coalition of environmental groups is asking state and federal regulators to take a careful look at the potential wetlands impact of a coal-fired power plant planned by Consumers Energy along Saginaw Bay. More...
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The Haunted Lakes Series from Lake Superior Magazine is a fun collection of Great Lakes ghost stories, just in time for Halloween. More...