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As the weather heats up, so does the smuggling across the waterways between Michigan and Ontario. More...
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As General Motors Corp. prepares to streamline, the worst of what it owns will be auctioned off including a foundry in Massena, New York, bordered on the east by the St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation and on the north by the St. Lawrence River. More...
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West Michigan's tourism industry is taking a hit because of the economy. But, some say it would be worse if not for the Pure Michigan advertising campaign. More...
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Ohio lags far behind the rest of the Midwest -- and most of the country -- in wind power use. Yet Ohio, especially the Lake Erie coast, is ripe for wind power. More...
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The daily bag limit for Lake Erie walleye might be cut in 2010, but Ohio's fishermen might have to wait until spring to get the official news. More...
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High-tech fish planting arrived in the Thumb in June, as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) completed a major lake trout stocking project in southern Lake Huron. More...
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The Upper Niagara River will soon be under 24-7 scrutiny by U. S. Border Patrol personnel monitoring the international waterway with five cameras stationed on four 80-foot-high towers and an apartment building. More...
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The 83rd annual National Cherry Festival is under way in Traverse City, Mich., which attracts more than a half million people to the area. Michigan grows about 75 percent of the U.S. crop of tart cherries, more than 250 million pounds. More...
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All the dignitaries at Tuesday's groundbreaking for a new Soo lock expressed high hopes that this really did mark the start of continuous construction that would see the project finished in the next seven to ten years. More...
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An Ohio Environmental Protection Agency investigator trying to find out who killed more than 500 gulls last month by dumping hundreds of gallons of oil into the Cuyahoga River is focusing on a nine-mile-long storm sewer network that flows from Shaker Heights to Cleveland and the river. More...
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New York is gauging interest in building a wind farm 13 miles off the New York city coast that could end up being the largest such project in the United States. New York's state power authority said it had also selected five firms to study the possibility of building an offshore wind farm on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario in western New York. More...
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Those leading a controversial study on low water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron have given in to pressure to add two public hearings in Wisconsin. The study board had scheduled 14 public hearings with only one held along the western shore of Lake Michigan or in the Upper Peninsula. More...
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The spring 2009 issue of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant's newsletter, The HELM, is now available online. More...
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The state of Michigan says it's working with France to take new steps to finally determine if a northern Lake Michigan shipwreck is the Griffin, which sank while loaded with furs 330 years ago. More...
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We welcome the news that Congress appears ready to commit $475 million to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Freshwater is crucial to Erie's economy and we should never take it for granted. More...
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The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has agreed to a request from Sarnia to investigate a proposal by Genesee County, Michigan, to build the water pipeline. More...
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Wisconsin's smaller, inland lakes generally have higher concentrations of mercury than Lake Michigan. While advisories regarding mercury levels in commercial and locally caught fish are useful if followed, the ultimate way to reduce mercury's impact on human health is to cut emissions. More...
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Restoring the Great Lakes and its tributaries is good for business and the environment, says a panel of environmentalists and other stakeholders. More...
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GLIN's July Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services to its member bands. More...
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The province has abruptly pulled the plug on new nuclear reactors at Darlington, blaming a bid "many billions" too high. More...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway was one of the world's greatest engineering feats. Why don't Canadians care? More...
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Fond du Lac awaits news on future of its industrial heart More...
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When Toledo's science center reopens this fall, there will be a refreshed look, unique exhibits, and the promise of a brand new experience of fun and science. More...
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In a Greening of the Great Lakes interview about the recently released "Michigan Green Jobs Report," I found reason to be optimistic about the alternative energy sector. More...
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With General Electric Co. making a $100 million investment in Van Buren Township, MI, the region will have the largest wind turbine manufacturer in North America as a presence. More...