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Michigan state and local officials involved with the Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative are looking at the Truxor, an amphibious vehicle, to clear muck that gathers at the shoreline and remains suspended in the water at the public beach in Bangor Township. More...
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The IOC lauded Chicago on presenting a compact plan for the 2016 Games that showcases green space and Lake Michigan. More...
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The level of Lake Superior shot up three inches in August, a month in which the big lake usually remains stable before starting its annual autumn decline. More...
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Brookfield Renewable entered into a memorandum of understanding with Batchewana First Nation (BFN) with regard to the potential development of Nimaasing Wind Project on Crown land in traditional BFN territory. More...
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The Ohio Wildlife Council is considering a proposal to change the date when new bag limits are effective allowing for walleye and yellow perch quotas to be considered prior to setting limits. More...
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People who live on the North Shore of Lake Superior have always been a pioneering, hardy bunch. Now they're trying to figure out how to produce their own energy by putting up one wind tower for each community on the shore. More...
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The venerable Farmers' Almanac is predicting a "bitterly cold'' winter for the Great Lakes region and much of the U.S. heartland -- but a building El Nino warming of the Pacific Ocean has scientists saying otherwise. More...
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Michigan's Energy Resource Zone Board held a public hearing on its report identifying the four areas with the most potential for wind production which the Michigan PSC will consider when designating one or more "wind energy resource zones." More...
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Barack Obama, of Illinois, is the first president since Michigan's Gerald Ford to come from a heartland state that depends heavily on the Great Lakes for its economic well-being. Hopes have thus been raised that the Great Lakes will at last get the help they need. More...
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With stops at federal Superfund sites, sewage treatment plants and shorelines contaminated by industrial waste, it wasn't the sort of tour that would inspire participants to buy T-shirts. More...
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Port Stanley is no longer considered a likely Lake Erie link. The federal government today will announce a grant of $92,000 to the municipality of Bayham to help finance a feasibility study into ferry service to Ohio. More...
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With the debate over deer and what to do with them spreading across the area, some local leaders are concerned with the impact deer are having on the fragile dune ecosystem at the Kitchel-Lindquist Dunes Preserve, which is located within the city of Grand Haven but owned by Ferrysburg. More...
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Sanilac County's drain commissioner says Genesee County's plan to tap Lake Huron for up to 85 million gallons of water a day could benefit the county. More...
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A claim by the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma that it should be given commercial fishing rights on Lake Erie without government restrictions was rejected, a federal appeals court in Ohio said in a ruling released Tuesday. More...
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OHIO FERRY: Port Stanley is no longer considered a likely Lake Erie link.The federal government today will announce a grant of $92,000 to the municipality of Bayham to help finance a feasibility study into ferry service to Ohio. More...
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Local birders documented the first wave of arrivals that touched down on Thursday. More...
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With the debate over deer and what to do with them spreading across the area, some local leaders are concerned with plants other than those found in local gardens. More...
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Michigan environmental officials on Friday gave Genesee County permission to withdraw up to 85 million gallons a day from Lake Huron through a proposed $600 million pipeline for its public water supply. More...
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Lake Huron is looking to remain at or above last year's water levels over the next few months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a weekly forecast issued late Thursday. More...
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Energy advocates are eyeing wind turbines to create electricity along the North Shore. Bird researchers are studying where the migrating birds fly most often. Once they know, they can advise the energy people on areas to avoid. More...
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COMMENTARY -- Now that the water level of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay are apparently rising again to so called normal levels that fact triggers the question: what about the grand, once bustling Collingwood Harbour-- does it have a commercial future? More...
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Those water snakes aren't so endangered any more. More...
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Congress is poised to nearly double its funding commitment to the Great Lakes, adding up to $475 million for restoration that would deter invasive species, clean up polluted sites and create jobs in Michigan and the region. More...
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Drinking water containing a common herbicide could pose a greater public health risk than previously thought because regular municipal monitoring doesn't detect frequent spikes in the chemical's levels, according to a report released this week by the Natural Resources Defense Council. More...
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Port Stanley seems destined to remain a port in name only. A plan for the future of the only deep-water port on the northern shore of Lake Erie has no place for commercial shipping, visits by tall ships or cross-lake ferries. More...