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Today off the southern shore of Lake Ontario, shipwreck explorers Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville discovered the Samuel F. Hodge steamer. The discovery was made in the lake near Oak Orchard, New York. More...
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Canadian and local officials received much-sought-after news Thursday with word that half the grant money was awarded for a feasibility study on ferry service across Lake Erie from three Lake County communities to the Ontario region. More...
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There was a tense atmosphere within the converted gymnasium at Port Hope's Town Park Recreation Centre Wednesday evening as people on both sides of the low-level radioactive waste cleanup hearing made their cases. More...
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Teens and adults dropped some fresh rhymes during the filming of a rap video that addresses pollution in the St. Clair River. The joint project of the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority and Friends of the St. Clair River is part of the St. Clair River Remedial Action Plan, or R.A.P. More...
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The state Legislature is on a fast track to merge the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality into one unwieldy agency. Even if projected savings are accurate, it isn't worth the risk to change the milking methods of a dependable cash cow like our natural resources. More...
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Saying they're getting nowhere with Port Stanley and Port Burwell, the proponents of an Ohio-Ontario ferry service have asked Norfolk if it's willing to be the host community on Lake Erie's north shore. More...
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Considering the fact that there are around 135,000 private wells around the Oak Ridges Moraine, the starting point for 65 rivers that flow into Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe and the Kawartha Lakes, the potential consequences of contaminated groundwater sources are substantial. More...
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One good thing about hard times is they force innovation. And here's an invigorating example: West Michigan is rigging itself to set sail in the emerging wind energy industry. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard have turned up the heat on Asian carp that threaten the Great Lakes. Groups desperately trying to keep the carp out think it's about time. More...
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Bay Shipbuilding Co. filed a notice with the state Tuesday that it anticipates laying off as many as 405 people this fall due in large part to the economy. More...
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Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright's plan for an independent waterline to Lake Huron will have to wait a little longer for the state to decide whether it can move forward to the next stage. More...
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Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recognized the importance of preventing the introduction of aquatic invasive species, and is currently developing a permit system to regulate ballast water transportation and disposal in Wisconsin. More...
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Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) has not spread in Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Management Director Mike Staggs says the virus hasn't migrated to Lake Superior. He says that's a little surprising because of a direct connection to Lake Michigan. More...
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STURGEON BAY -- Bay Shipbuilding Co. filed a notice with the state Tuesday that it anticipates laying off as many as 405 people this fall due in large part to the economy. More...
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FLINT, Michigan -- Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright's plan for an independent waterline to Lake Huron will have to wait a little longer for the state to decide whether it can move forward to the next stage. More...
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Aquatic invasive species inflict significant economic and ecological impacts on the state of Wisconsin, causing economic and cultural losses for industries, communities and ecosystems. More than 160 aquatic invasive species have been introduced to the Great Lakes since the 1800s, most of them by transportation in ships' ballast water. More...
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Windsor was the third-largest polluter in the province dumping sewage into the Great Lakes, according to data collected 18 months ago by Ecojustice, an environmental advocacy group. More...
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Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) has not spread in Wisconsin. More...
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Stops at federal Superfund sites, sewage treatment plants and shorelines contaminated by industrial waste attracted dozens of local, state and federal officials and Twin Ports business leaders to get a close look at polluted hot spots and habitat restoration in the Duluth-Superior harbor. More...
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Transport Canada, owner of the heavily contaminated port on Lake Erie it's trying to unload on Central Elgin, has been sharing with water officials a series of reports about the extent and nature of contamination in the harbour sediment, land and groundwater. More...
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Active Trails grant to fund paddling facilities at Lakeshore
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The National Park Service (NPS) at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has been awarded an Active Trails Grant to fund improvements to the Lake Michigan Water Trail, which connects Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to the 1,000 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. More... -
It's another Canadian example of how one group of environmentalists, who hate wind turbines and other green methods of producing power, battle another group who say they are crucial if Canada is going to control climate change. More...
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Officials with the Lake Michigan Coastal Program are pleased with the turnouts at a series of workshops for the beginning of the 2010 cycle of grants authorized under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has tentatively approved the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority's preferred site at East 55th Street for a new port. More...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. will be dredging part of the St. Lawrence River between the village of St. Regis and Cornwall Island. More...