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The oldest wooden lighthouse on the north shore of Lake Erie, and one of the oldest surviving wooden lighthouses in Canada, celebrates its 175th anniversary on July 1. More...
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In Goderich, Ont. as much as 25 per cent of the sand has been eroded away over the winter, but Geoff Peach at the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation said the erosion at this time of year isn't something to be super concerned about. More...
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In Port Huron, Mich., a project to generate energy from the St. Clair River's strong current is moving forward with plans to install four energy-harnessing devices in the river this year. More...
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In Wisconsin, the Sturgeon Bay Town Board voted last week to contribute $400 to Door County's invasive species eradication effort, becoming the first municipality to fund the county's effort this year. The county targets two wild plants: wild parsnips and phragmites. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering $2.27 million through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and U.S. Steel is offering $1.23 million to clean up the Spirit Lake portion of the St. Louis River near Duluth, Minn. More...
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it's been clear from the start that this is no easy feat: Marine surveys have shown the ship is top heavy, polluted with asbestos and now weighed down by about 10 feet of oily water. More...
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Do you frequently fish Lake Michigan, northern Lake Huron, or tributary streams for Chinook salmon? If so, consider signing up to be a Salmon Ambassador. The Salmon Ambassadors program is a Michigan Sea Grant initiative developed in coordination with Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana DNRs, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. More...
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A federal judge said Tuesday that the Corps must fully dredge the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River shipping channel, writing that the Corps' refusal to do so is unreasonable and inferring that it is trying to blackmail the state of Ohio into footing the bill. More...
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A coal-fired passenger ferry is set to return to service on Lake Michigan after undergoing a makeover to meet terms of a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency. More...
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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant described the settlement as a "huge win for Michigan's environment" in a statement issued Wednesday morning. More...
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The 11,443-acre site joins Everglades National Park in Florida and Chesapeake Bay Estuary in Virginia as one of only 37 sites in the United States to achieve this designation. More...
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A project to generate energy from the St. Clair River's strong current is moving forward with plans to install four energy-harnessing devices in the river this year. More...
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He said that giving the species a new source of food would likely deter them from heading to the Great Lakes, provided it was easier to access than the food supply in the region. More...
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Wisconsin Sea Grant is helping with efforts to develop habitat for piping plovers. A project is underway in Superior, Wis., to make a local beach more appealing to piping plovers for nesting. Plovers are an endangered shorebird that haven't nested in the area in almost 30 years. More...
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The panel's assessment drew rebukes from U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, as well as Reps. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, and Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, among others. More...
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The city of Waukesha's water manager said the quantity and quality of their water is nearing a crisis level so he's headed to the nation's capital to discuss a plan to tap into Lake Michigan. More...
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The state Department of Natural Resources plans to collect about 500,000 eggs from Great Lakes muskellunge in the Detroit River this spring as part of an effort to rear 40,000 fish for stocking in Michigan waters this fall. More...
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In Santa Fe, N.M., in addition to raising the basic cost of water, officials decided to make the heaviest users of water pay more -- much more -- for the water they consumed. More...
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The 60th Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission will take place June 10-11 in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. The meeting includes an evening reception as well as a luncheon and ceremony to honor 2015 award recipients. The meeting is free to attend, but an online RSVP is requested. More...
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The Western New York Land Conservancy announced it has made an agreement with the Buffalo Audubon Society to protect most of the Klydel Wetlands in North Tonawanda. More...
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Invasive species began appearing in Minnesota's lakes and rivers about 150 years ago when the German carp was brought to America as a food source. They were, and still are, an environmental disaster. More...
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Ohio asks neighboring states to help fight Lake Erie's algae
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Ohio's governor and environmental chief are asking leaders in some neighboring states to look at taking new steps at fighting the toxic algae blooms that have turned Lake Erie green in recent summers. More... -
A privately run banquet center planned for the Indiana Dunes State Park that's drawn local opposition now has among its foes three statewide environmental and consumer-advocacy groups worried about its impact on the fragile Lake Michigan habitat. More...
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A new bill would exempt information about existing and proposed energy infrastructure, such as oil and gas pipelines, from disclosure under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. More...
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This fall, 84 athletes plan to swim the five-mile length of the Mackinac Bridge connecting the Lower and Upper Peninsulas of Michigan. More...