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Nearly identical bills to prevent cruise ships from discharging raw, untreated sewage in U.S. coastal waters were introduced Wednesday in both Houses of Congress. More...
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Over $250,000 will go toward a study into the origins of phosphorus in the tributaries that feed Lake Ontario. The chemical element can cause algae blooms which close the beaches about half of the time each year. More...
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After a recent field trip to Lake L'Homme Dieu turned up more zebra mussels than they bargained for, students in John Esbjornsson's environmental science classes at Jefferson High School (JHS) knew they needed to do more. More...
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Putting the brakes on tar sands oil: The Environment Report looks at why one company got the, 'hey, wait a minute,' from Uncle Sam. More...
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The Ohio River, running through Illinois, tops the list of the country's dozen most poisonous waterways, according to a new report released by Environment Illinois: "Wasting Our Waterways: Industrial Toxic Pollution and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act." More...
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The Georgian Bay Forever association is fishing for a solution on an invasive species heading for the Great Lakes: Asian carp. More...
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Owen Sound will have to secure millions of dollars more in senior-government funding to upgrade its sewage treatment plant, on top of the $30 million already promised by Ottawa and Queen's Park. More...
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It's with good reason the chinook is also known as the "king" salmon. In Lake Michigan, the chinook has established itself with a large, naturally reproducing population even as forage fish levels drop and efforts to restore native lake trout are failing. More...
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Putting the brakes on tar sands oil: The Environment Report looks at why one company got the, 'hey, wait a minute,' from Uncle Sam. More...
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Do the health benefits from Great Lakes fish outweigh the risks from contaminants? A group of scientists working with the International Joint Commission spent more than a year trying to find out. Their answer: We don't know. More...
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A Michigan Wind Energy Resource Zone Board has issued its final report, identifying the four regions in the state with the highest level of wind energy harvest potential. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard is taking part in its fall retrieval of navigational aids from the Great Lakes. More...
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A memo from a lobbying company has some lawmakers concerned that Niagara County's lawsuit against the New York State Power Authority may be impacting its ability to secure the rights to assist in the development of a new wind energy project in western New York. More...
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Detroit's US$22 million ferry and Great Lakes cruise ship terminal will help revitalize the area economy and is another fruit of the federal economic stimulus program. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard is taking part in its fall retrieval of navigational aids from the Great Lakes. More...
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From Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario, from the Niagara Escarpment to past Rice Lake, roughly 20,000 square kilometres of southern Ontario are at risk. Why ? The 160 kilometre length of the Oak Ridges Moraine is under attack for the water on it. More...
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A memo from a lobbying company has some lawmakers concerned that Niagara County's lawsuit against the New York State Power Authority may be impacting its ability to secure the rights to assist in the development of a new wind energy project in Western New York. More...
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Perilous Journeys follows the 19th-century route of the pioneers, through the Erie Canal to Buffalo, New York, then further west to their new homes in Genesee County. More...
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Detroit's US$22 million ferry and Great Lakes cruise-ship terminal will help revitalize the area economy and is another fruit of the federal economic stimulus program. More...
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In recent times, environmentalists and scientists have spent a lot of energy cleaning the Lake Michigan watershed, especially the Milwaukee River. More...
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Consumers Energy Co. is trying to strike a deal with state and federal regulators to build a new power plant on up to 170 acres of coastal wetlands in Bay County, environmental groups contend. More...
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It is a business venture that crosses oceans and language barriers. Rockford Construction is partnering with Spanish logistics company Berg Logstica Energtica to build wind farms in West Michigan. More...
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It took more than four years to clean up Collingwood Shipyards before construction could start. Converting the 40-acre industrial site into an up-scale new home community is being touted as one of the most successful rehabilitation projects on the Great Lakes. More...
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Eight years after agreeing to clean up contamination at an old shipyard and military plant, the property owner has given up, leaving New York state with the task of overseeing remediation of the heavily polluted site. More...
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In recent times, environmentalists and scientists have spent a lot of energy cleaning the Lake Michigan watershed, especially the Milwaukee River. More...