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Nearly 1 billion gallons of untreated sewage and storm water - double the capacity of the deep tunnel system - spilled out of combined sanitary and storm sewers in central Milwaukee and eastern Shorewood into local rivers and Lake Michigan during intense rain Friday and early Saturday. More...
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is considering a hunting and trapping season to control the burgeoning gray wolf population, but officials said a season wouldn't start for at least five years. More...
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Great Lake mayors want to be part of Water Quality Agreement
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Mayors call for the new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to be in place by June of 2010 and for local government to be included as full partners in the negotiation and implementation of the Agreement. More... -
"A String of Pearls" is a documentary by University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. The documentary reveals and highlights the importance of Lake Superior's freshwater estuaries.
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House Resolution 551, introduced by Congressman Bart Stupak, declares that water is a public trust, not a private commodity. More...
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $32.8 million for green energy and energy efficiency projects in Michigan. More...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials committed to sampling local municipal water systems for dioxin and posting up-to-date fish consumption advisory signs in the Saginaw River watershed. More...
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Great Lake mayors want to be part of Water Quality Agreement
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Mayors call for the new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to be in place by June of 2010 and for local government to be included as full partners in the negotiation and implementation of the Agreement. More... -
For the second time this year, a World War II plane was raised from the depths of Lake Michigan, but on this occasion timed to the strains of Hawaiian music and three hula dancers. More...
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A special edition of the Lake Ontario Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) is available. Lake Ontario LaMP Update 2009 provides an overview of the work of the LaMP partners in helping to restore and protect the health of Lake Ontario. More...
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The Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, which consists of seven locks, including the two 2 U. S. Locks in Massena, N. Y., is celebrating 50 years this year. More...
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The Great Lakes' water levels are threatened by a warming globe and, some argue, by closed-door decisions being made by leaders of a study that many conservationists say is plagued by a lack of transparency. More...
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm took to a conference stage this past week to sell a national audience on her vision of a green Michigan -- a state whose natural resources, hungry work force and empty plants can attract alternative energy jobs. More...
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They may look like just a set of timbers lying on the floor of Lake Ontario, but to divers, they are the first pieces of a puzzle that will slowly come together this year and possibly be solved by 2010. More...
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Plans to build a new aquarium in the Flats may soon have direct competition from a long-brewing plan to build one twice as big downtown. More...
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An association representing cities around the Great Lakes is demanding the United States and Canada move to keep chemicals from pharmaceuticals out of the water supply. More...
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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved six water-related bills on Thursday, including the controversial Clean Water Restoration Act. More...
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Though there are few folks who actively harvest crayfish from Wisconsin waters - the Department of Natural Resources estimates it's around 20 - the ones who do make a little money while clearing out a highly invasive species. More...
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Oakville, Ontario's Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant is the latest local facility to benefit from inter-government cooperation, receiving $33.4 million in infrastructure funding from the federal, provincial and municipal governments. More...
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"Waterlife," a new documentary, is an arresting look at the actions and neglect that have pushed the Great Lakes to the brink of "irreversible" collapse, as top scientists have warned. More...
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The State of the Great Lakes 2009 Highlights report is coordinated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada. It provides the updated suite of Great Lakes indicators supported by scientific information, and information on the changes in nearshore areas of the Great Lakes since 1996. More...
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Duluth will receive $6.8 million in federal stimulus funds to build a wastewater overflow storage tank, and the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District will receive $2.4 million to rehabilitate a wastewater pump station. More...
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Many campers are willing to pay the tab to access state recreational facilities threatened by Michigan's dismal financial outlook. They support a proposal to drop park entrance fees and instead ask drivers to pay higher vehicle registration costs to fund the park system. More...
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a well-thought-out plan with clear objectives. The Restoration Initiative will benefit not only fish, wildlife and the Great Lakes ecosystem but also the sporting traditions that depend on them, our economy, and quality of life in the Great Lakes State. More...
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The president of the New York State Power Authority said plans for the Great Lakes Offshore Wind project are moving forward fast. More...