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While trout get most of the attention when the inland fishing season opens, many anglers take to the waters to enjoy a relatively new pursuit -- a catch-and-release season for largemouth and smallmouth bass. More...
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GLIN's May Site of the Month is Great Lakes Echo, a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. The site provides quality reporting on environmental issues in the Great Lakes region. More...
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Shipwreck information -- more specifically a book co-written by a Southwest Michigan author about the discovery of the wreckage of the Hennepin -- is the deep subject of the day. More...
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been trying to determine if anglers want to see more big pike, and how much they're willing to sacrifice to get them. Today is the last chance to weigh in on that issue at the DNR's Web site. More...
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Business and environmental interests joined with politicians in the Capitol Tuesday to highlight the need to clean up polluted watersheds around Michigan. More...
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A Madison-based environmental group, Clean Wisconsin, is challenging the water utility's request for a rate increase that's earmarked to pay for state-ordered radium reductions and promote conservation. More...
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The annual migration of walleye up the Grand River to reach spawning areas has, once again, received a helping hand from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and volunteers. More...
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Federal agents raided government offices in south suburban Crestwood on Wednesday, less than two weeks after a Chicago Tribune investigation revealed the village had secretly pumped drinking water from a polluted well for more than two decades. More...
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The Port of Green Bay is forging ahead with a trio of projects, despite not being in line for funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the port director said. More...
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Oberstar: Feds to pay $2.4 million for Duluth water projects
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Duluth will benefit from millions of dollars recently awarded to a federal program that pays for water treatment projects in Northeastern Minnesota, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar. More... -
As controversy swirls about tainted well water in Crestwood, officials in Oak Lawn, Ill. are moving forward with plans for a massive overhaul of the water distribution system serving much of the Southland. More...
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The Canadian government is planning sweeping new climate-change regulations for the nation's electricity sector that will phase out traditional coal-fired power. More...
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Michigan dropped the gray wolf from its endangered species list Monday, but it's uncertain what practical effect the move will have because of a continuing legal squabble over federal wolf policy. More...
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Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island in Lake Erie is slated for about $7.6 million in federal stimulus money, marking the start of the first major restoration of the cracked and waterstained 94-year-old monument. More...
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Technology could help southeastern Wisconsin communities deal with potentially cancer-causing radium in their groundwater supply, but it's not quite there yet. More...
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A scarcity of water is forcing electricity companies to rethink power-plant plans, providing an opening for renewable energy sources. More...
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FrogWatch USA is a Citizen Science Monitoring Program that gives volunteers the opportunity to help scientists conserve amphibians by gathering information that will help increase awareness of nationwide amphibian declines. More...
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The latest issue of the Great Lakes Congressional Report from the Northeast-Midwest Institute is now available online. The newsletter provides an update on congressional activities regarding Great Lakes monitoring and research, funding, waste water treatment, ice breaking, and more. More...
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Researchers want to fly remote-controlled airplanes near Lake Erie to determine whether lighting systems could scare away birds and cut down the number of mid-air collisions with flying fowl. Wildlife biologists hope the study will help them understand more about how birds react to planes. More...
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Contaminants from coal tar in Kettle Creek could slip undetected into the Lake Erie treatment plant that supplies drinking water to 100,000 people in the London region -- but officials insisted the risk of harm is quite small. More...
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It's not easy being green, even when you are Hydro-Qubec, the largest electricity generating and distribution company in North America and one of the top few in the world. More...
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Despite its relatively small size and spinning-top silhouette, the buoy amounts to a floating weather station, vital to the safety of every ship that traverses the cold waters of southern Lake Michigan. More...
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Now that the Great Lakes Compact is law, one of the next logical steps is protecting groundwater, which the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters describes as our state's "buried treasure." More...
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Current law requires that municipal officials, not residents, be notified about water-supply hazards like the one that involved Crestwood. Now, Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders are vowing to fix an apparent weakness in the law, which they hailed as a national model four years ago. More...
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It is clear that during these challenging economic times, Congress needs to be judicious about what regulations we enact and what programs we fund. Maintaining a commitment to the environment must remain a priority. More...