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Midwest governors coordinate to seek high speed rail funding
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At the Midwest High Speed Rail Summit today in Chicago, an agreement was struck between eight states to work cooperatively to achieve Recovery Act funding to develop the Chicago Hub High Speed Rail Corridor - also called the Midwest corridor. More... -
State reports record number of nests, producing at least 197 eaglets, possibly many more, in 2009. Based on reports from wildlife biologists and volunteers, Ohio estimates a minimum of 197 eaglets were hatched from nests in 52 counties, including Medina, Stark and Cuyahoga. More...
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Years ago, a fish called the Asian carp was brought to American waters to solve a problem. But the big, hungry and very prolific fish soon became a major problem itself. Now the federal government is stepping in trying to scale things back. More...
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If we have learned anything in the past 25 years it is that the lakes are going to follow cycles we can't predict or control or, beyond building a few retaining walls, do much about. More...
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New York's Cazenovia Lake and Skaneateles Lake face the same problem -- an infestation of Eurasian milfoil, an invasive species that roots in shallow water and causes problems for boaters and swimmers. More...
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality this week awarded more than $4.4 million to environmental groups working to permanently protect and restore rivers and wetlands and allow for watershed planning. More...
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There is no question land-based trails are popular in Michigan and rail trails provide a payback and added value to local communities, but don't overlook the value of water trails and their tourism potential. More...
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This week, public meetings on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will be held in Ohio (Monday), Pennsylvania (Tuesday), and New York (Wednesday). More...
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Water levels are up 28 centimeters since the current cycle bottomed out in 2008, but Huron, Michigan and Georgian Bay, which hydrologists regard as a single body of water, are still relatively lower than Lakes Superior, Erie and Ontario. More...
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Anglers who want to fish with live bait on the Canadian side need to purchase Canadian bait or risk a $300 fine, and Canadian bait can not be taken over to fish the American side because it's not tested for VHS by an approved, independent lab as New York Law requires. More...
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Bruce Power has abandoned its grand vision of building new nuclear reactors in Nanticoke and at its existing site near Incardinate, Ontario. More...
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Michigan's wetlands are one of those issues that might not seem like a priority with all the other problems plaguing the state, but wetlands contribute more than $10.3 billion every year to Michigan's economy. More...
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The number of U.S. tourists visiting Canada is at a 37-year low and declining, mainly due to the recession, but stricter new U.S. passport rules are also to blame, says the head of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada. More...
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The summer 2009 edition of the Aquatic Sciences Chronicle is now available online. The Chronicle delivers the latest news from the Aquatic Sciences Center, the administrative home of the Sea Grant and Water Resources institutes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. More...
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The Great Lakes Protection Fund is giving Wayne State University $1.48 million to help cut energy waste in the Detroit water system, which serves 4 million southeastern Michigan residents. More...
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Led by Sarnia, Ont., Mayor Mike Bradley, an international flap is mounting over a $300 million US waterline planned by Michigan's Genesee County that would draw 85 million gallons per day (MGD) from Lake Huron. More...
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Northwestern Michigan College leads the first effort to map the bottom of Grand Traverse Bay in more than 80 years, and school officials this week used sonar technology to distinguish sand bars, rocky shoals, fish habitat, logs, plant growth and sunken ships. More...
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Great Lakes backers hope Congress pours nearly $500-million into restoring them. But some wonder if Congress needs to single out one of the Lakes' biggest problems: invasive species. More...
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Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay may have something bad in common with Lake Erie -- a dead zone, or area with little or no oxygen for fish and other aquatic creatures. More...
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WAUCEDAH TOWNSHIP - The DNR and students from Lake Superior State taught Dickinson County kids how to spot fresh water mussels in the Sturgeon River in Waucedah Township Wednesday. They use buckets with clear bottoms to look for mussels. More...
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Shipping organizations reported Tuesday that iron ore shipments from the Twin Ports have declined by nearly two-thirds this year, hitting levels not seen since the 1930s. More...
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DETROIT - The Great Lakes Protection Fund is giving Wayne State University $1.48 million to help cut energy waste in the Detroit water system, which serves 4 million southeastern Michigan residents. More...
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A group of Saginaw Bay residents is thinking big, and hoping for up to $10 million in funding from a federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. More...
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Protecting wetlands is critical to Michigan, strategically located in the heart of the Great Lakes. State administration of Michigan's wetland protection program offers several benefits that the federal government simply cannot offer at this time, notably in terms of program efficiency and resource protection. More...
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It's time to move on to the next chapter in the debate over a controversial traprock project on Lake Superior's north shore near Wawa, Ont. More...