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The spring 2009 edition of On The Level, the newsletter of the Upper Great Lakes Study, is now available online. More...
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COMMENTARY: Give the Great Lakes their share of reinvestment
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When President Obama recommended $475 million for Great Lakes restoration in his proposed 2010 federal budget, elected officials and community leaders scrambled to determine how the money would be spent. More... -
The Michigan Senate Tuesday approved a resolution urging the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fully fund the expansion of the shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie. More...
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As the House and Senate debate and vote on their respective budget resolutions this week in Washington, it is critical that they include funding to restore and protect one of America's most important resources, the Great Lakes. More...
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Congressman Oberstar (D. Minn.), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has introduced the "Great Lakes Icebreaker Replacement Act," seeking $153 million to build a sister ship to the Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw. More...
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The History Channel's new episode of "How the Earth Was Made" featuring the Great Lakes can now be viewed online: click the above link, select "Full Episodes" from the brown navigation bar, and select "How the Earth Was Made: The Great Lakes." More...
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One thousand years from now, there may not be a state of New York. What probably will be here is Lake Erie, the rivers that feed into it, people who depend on its water and a large collection of highly toxic nuclear waste buried in -- or leaking from -- a 1,030-year-old dump site south of Buffalo. More...
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Two local businessmen are opening a wind turbine manufacturing company in the township, a move that should save 100 Ohio jobs and could create more. The company will help customers through the entire windmill process from applying for state rebates to the turbine installation. More...
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Brant and Norfolk, Ontario, cash crop farmers are bracing in the coming years for an onslaught of pestilence and disease, borne on the rains and hotter temperatures of climate change. According to an area crop adviser, weather changes could speed up a pest invasion from the U.S. this year. More...
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Ferry service to the Lake Erie islands from the Cleveland area should be in operation by July 4. The 98-foot-high speed boat will be operated by Put-in-Bay Boat Line Co. out of Lorain, which is about 25 miles west of Cleveland. More...
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The chemicals used to disinfect drinking water and swimming pool water react with organic material in the water with toxic consequences, a new study has shown. More...
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GLIN's April Site of the Month is the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, a program of research, technical assistance and education that supports preservation of Great Lakes Northern Forest ecosystems. More...
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The Interior Department has decided to again take the grey wolf in the western Great Lakes off the list of endangered and threatened species. The decision for Wisconsin could soon mean wolves that kill livestock and cause other major problems can be euthanized. More...
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Within three months, the U.S. EPA could begin monitoring the air pollution around two Northwest Indiana schools, both of which are near the shores of Lake Michigan and several industries that are currently being sued for emitting toxic air pollutants that are potentially harmful to children. More...
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Industrial employment in Michigan fell 5.5% over the past twelve months according to the 2009 Michigan Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. MNI reports Michigan lost 42,874 industrial jobs from January 2008 to January 2009. More...
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency wants to limit emissions along the nation's coastline and within its seaports, just as the agency does along highways, with tougher pollution standards on large commercial ships. More...
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World Water Day (last Sunday) was hardly an identifiable holiday for most of us, but it got us thinking again about that most amazing liquid and its critical role in our world. There have been water concerns in the past, but not in a world with 6.6 billion human beings competing for those resources. More...
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Environmental groups are raising concerns about New Berlin's application to divert Lake Michigan water outside the Great Lakes basin, with some urging the state to hold off on approving any diversions until detailed rules are written. More...
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Water levels for most of the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair during March were higher than the previous year -- evidence that the lakes may be recovering from nearly a decade of losses. More...
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Highly developed areas like Lakewood are the biggest sources of pollution in local water sources like the Rocky River and Lake Erie according to Jared Bartley, watershed coordinator for the Cuyahoga County Soil and Water Conservation District. More...
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Coastal GeoTools 2009 brought together 360 coastal professionals to share their knowledge of geospatial technology and coastal applications. The full program and most of the presentations are available online now. More...
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Two hundred years ago, Oswego was getting ready to party. The building of the USS Oneida, the nation's first Great Lakes warship, was complete. More...
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A Michigan group is consolidating farm property for a commercial wind energy project while a competing corporation is preparing to set up a tower to begin its own wind measurements. More...
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Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University's Island Campus on Lake Erie, offers more than 30 science courses for educators, high school, and college students. More...
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All quiet on the waterfront - except at 2 p.m. on Burlington Bay. That's when the trumpeter swans touch down, knowing that food is on offer, and the air rings like a brass band gone bad. More...