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The Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee met last week to engage in a citizen-led discussion on the protection of Minnesota's lakes and rivers. More...
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The Wisconsin DNR will make a decision this month about whether to issue a permit that will allow the Crystal, Fish and Mud Lake District to continuously pump lake water into the Wisconsin River to correct public health problems. More...
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For Cuyahoga, it's the wind proposal on Lake Erie, in keeping with Obama's call for green projects that deliver job growth and enduring benefits. For Toledo, it's a sewer system. For Cleveland, it's $730 million spread among four large building projects, including two highways and a bridge. More...
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New waterworks valued at $150 million are finally in the pipeline for Southwestern Ontario, with the federal government saying it'll fund one-third of the massive project. "It's been a long, long time coming," London Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best said yesterday. More...
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Members of the Conservation Congress and the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation will meet with the state veterinarian to discuss whether infectious prions that cause chronic wasting disease in deer might still persist within a fenced-in shooting preserve in Portage County. More...
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During a recent public information meeting on windmills, Dr. Lyle Friesen told the crowd that data collected from one of the earliest North American wind farm developments is not relevant to newer developments, including those proposed for Lake Ontario. More...
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The stimulus package passed by the House includes $2 billion to accelerate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects. This troubles some observers in the Great Lakes area who say the corps has a reputation for environmental misdeeds and that one of its biggest projects in the region -- a third Soo lock -- is unnecessary. More...
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New waterworks valued at $150 million are finally in the pipeline for Southwestern Ontario, with the federal government saying it'll fund one-third of the massive project. "It's been a long, long time coming," London Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best said yesterday. More...
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Members of the Conservation Congress and the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation will meet with the state veterinarian today in Stevens Point to discuss whether infectious prions that cause chronic wasting disease in deer might still persist within a fenced-in shooting preserve in Portage County. More...
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During a recent public information meeting on windmills in Picton, Dr. Lyle Friesen told the crowd that data collected from one of the earliest North American wind farm developments in Altamont Pass, California, is not relevant to newer developments, including those proposed for Lake Ontario. More...
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A proposed state park north of Slinger will encompass at least 414 acres of a landscape shaped by the last glacier: one of the densest clusters of kames - conical hills of sand, gravel and boulders - found anywhere in the world. More...
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One group wants part of the economic stimulus package to plug up some leaks. It says old toilets and leaky water pipes below city streets are wasting water. More...
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The seafaring life is attracting fewer young adults these days, creating a worsening personnel shortage for those hauling cargo across oceans and the Great Lakes. Some shipping companies have told the U.S. Maritime Administration that the problem has forced them to dock or even sell vessels. More...
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Just as turbines were whirring to a halt last month at Ontario's largest wind farm, near Shelburne, residents in England were blaming UFOs for bending the blades of a wind turbine like a bunny ear. The two events had one thing in common - they were caused by ice buildup on turbine blades. More...
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Jon Bales and Leon Todd have a vision for Milwaukee's future. The two retirees believe Milwaukee has an opportunity to become a national leader in the emerging industry of urban aquaculture, and they hope the organization they cofounded, the Urban Aquaculture Center (UAC), will provide a jump-start. More...
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Mayor David Miller and his executive committee are reviewing a proposed $1-million, three-year pilot project that would cordon off a section of Sunnyside Beach so it is swimmer friendly all summer. City officials often have to close the popular west-end beach because of pollution. More...
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One group wants part of the economic stimulus package to plug up some leaks. It says old toilets and leaky water pipes below city streets are wasting water. More...
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Ontario is helping the The Friends of Presqu'ile Park and their partners revive the greatly missed Presqu'ile Marsh Boardwalk which has been closed since 2005 due to deterioration. More...
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Port to spend nearly $100,000 to upgrade dock, lure business
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The Duluth Seaway Port Authority is joining in the chase for federal economic stimulus funds. Commissioners unanimously authorized spending $98,500 to help shore up a dock that could one day be used to lure additional business to the port. More... -
Nearly 20 white-winged scoters were spotted at Irondequoit Bay in Rochester, New York. More...
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Ontario is helping the The Friends of Presqu'ile Park and their partners revive the greatly missed Presqu'ile Marsh Boardwalk which has been closed since 2005 due to deterioration. More...
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Transport Canada isn't making it easy to see environmental reports it commissioned that depict Port Stanley harbor as a toxic hot spot. More...
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Transport Canada won't dredge a silt-filled and contaminated Port Stanley harbor until a deal is signed to turn it over to Central Elgin, possibly next year. More...
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Decades of dumping in the Ottawa River by Toledo's manufacturing industry will be remedied by a $43 million cleanup of contaminated sediment. An agreement promises federal money to cover 50 percent of the cleanup cost through the Great Lakes Legacy Act. More...
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Beach Park and Waukegan have come to terms on a long-term contract for Lake Michigan water. Beach Park village trustees touted the deal as a real positive for their village. More...