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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is making a change to water quality permits required by large livestock operations. The new rule should reduce the amount of animal waste entering waterways. More...
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A bill introduced would exempt from disclosure under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act information about existing and proposed energy infrastructure that "could be useful to a person in planning an attack" like oil and gas pipelines. More...
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84 athletes plan to swim the Straits of Mackinac, Mich., this fall, and they're collectively raising over $250,000 to do it. More...
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The Cedarville, built in 1927, was the third-largest freighter lost on the Great Lakes, and sank on May 7, 1965. More...
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is making a change to water quality permits required by large livestock operations. The new rule should reduce the amount of animal wastes that get into our waterways. More...
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The Army Corps of Engineers has asked a judge to defer to the Corps's decision not to fully dredge the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River navigation channel in Ohio while a state lawsuit is pending. More...
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This current plan is a modified version of the original remediation project to clean up one of Canada's most polluted lake bottoms. More...
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An oily substance detected along the shoreline of Lake St-Louis in Pointe-Claire last month has been identified as hydrocarbon, most commonly found in its liquid form in diesel fuel, heating oil or crude oil. More...
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So much resentment has built up against the Ambassador Bridge over its long, dirty war against competition that something gets overlooked when it makes news: we still need it. More...
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An enjoyable day on the water can turn deadly when dangerous currents and high waves form. Dangerous currents and waves have claimed the lives of more than 140 people in the Great Lakes region.This summer, "Be Current Smart." Learn where the risks are and what you can do to enjoy a fun, safe day on the water. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday issued an advisory regarding how much microcystin is safe in drinking water that has left state regulators and water-treatment plant operators scratching their heads. More...
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Algal blooms are a preferred food for bighead and silver carp, the voracious filter feeders that have moved up the Mississippi River and many of its tributaries in recent decades. More...
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Scientists said the fish are having problems reproducing and are worried about a population decline. More...
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A Canadian advisory panel Wednesday endorsed a fiercely debated plan to bury waste from nuclear power plants less than a mile from Lake Huron, saying it had concluded the project would pose no danger to the environment. More...
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The smelt population began showing up in Lake Superior in the 1930s, first seen in the eastern part of the lake near Whitefish Bay and then moving to the western edge; in the last century, smelt populations surged and ebbed. More...
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The new owner of the former St. Luke's Club near Lake St. Clair in Dover Township, Ont., says he wants to maintain the property as a hunting club, although he concedes part of it might eventually be turned into farmland. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be in Greece, N.Y., on Thursday to discuss a plan to restore vital habitats for wetland creatures in Braddock Bay. More...
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The Town of Gananoque, Ont., is awaiting federal and provincial approvals before it can remove hundreds of old tires from the floor of the marina because they might be "fish condos" at this point, the parks and rec director says. More...
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A 'canary in the coal mine' spotted in the St. Lawrence River is sparking more concerns about the impact of contaminants on fish health as research into the brown bullhead -- a small catfish species -- shows elevated levels of PCBs and mercury. More...
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Buffalo, N.Y., Mayor A.J. Dolce said that the city engineer has been working on design specifications to shore up the breakwater behind the community's water treatment plant. More...
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New York state's regulation of municipal stormwater discharges doesn't violate the federal Clean Water Act, as environmental groups claimed in a lawsuit, the state's highest court ruled. More...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming up with three states - Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana - and 40 groups to jointly tackle cyanobacteria, that scourge of Lake Erie that briefly shut down Toledo's water supply last summer. More...
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Five of the 10 states most likely to benefit are in the Great Lakes region: Pennsylvania is first; Illinois is fourth, and New York is sixth. More...
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Removing the dam is the least costly option for taxpayers at an estimated price of $1.7 million, compared with $4.3 million for renovation with 20 years' worth of operating and maintenance cost. More...
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The DNR will publish in June a draft report on the plan's environmental impacts as well as draft documents summarizing state regulators' opinion of the application's compliance with the 2008 protection compact. More...