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The Great Lakes Recreational Boating Report - prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, with assistance from the Great Lakes Commission - estimates the economic impact of recreational boating by tracing the flow of spending from boaters through the regional economy. More...
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An estimated 330 trillion quagga mussels carpet vast areas of Lake Michigan's underbelly. The foreign mollusks literally are sucking much of the aquatic life out of the water and depositing it on the lake bottom, according to new scientific data. More...
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Waukesha soon will ask, formally, to get water from Lake Michigan, drink it, clean it and send it back. People who fret on such things sent Waukesha's mayor some questions. More...
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Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the world's first environmental agreement. The Canada-U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty was signed on January 11, 1909, providing a framework for the management of the shared water resources along the border. More...
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This week, Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry and Ken DeBeaussaert, director of Michigan's Office of the Great Lakes, unveiled a plan for the funding of Great Lakes cleanup, management and development. More...
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The energy and transportation sectors are on top of a new ranking of Canada's biggest infrastructure projects for 2009 that estimates $61 billion in public and private capital investments will soon be pumped into the country's economy for construction. More...
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A group of residents in a rural town near Lake Ontario have won a victory in state Supreme Court in their lawsuit over a new town wind-farm law. More...
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Municipalities are trying to figure out how to solve the problem of winter smog caused mainly by smoke from wood stoves and fireplaces. More...
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Chemical levels decline among those who eat Great Lakes fish
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People in the Great Lakes region, long known for its high levels of contamination, are carrying around less of some of the most dangerous and harmful chemicals. Researchers have found lower chemical body burdens, even in those who eat sport fish. More... -
The U.S. Congress could decide as early as this month whether to fund a new 1,000 foot lock at Sault, Michigan. If approved in January, the estimated 10-year, $500 million project could begin this spring. More...
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The January 2009 edition of The Compass, the newsletter of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, is now available online. More...
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An annual briefing from Bruce Power to Bruce County Council highlighted the energy company's commitment to the region and its important piece of the local economy. The Manager of Community and Government Relations says over 200 people were hired at the facility in 2008 and over 250 more are planned for 2009. More...
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In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in Michigan and eight other states as wilderness. The land includes 11,739 acres in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. More...
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An annual briefing from Bruce Power to Bruce County Council highlighted the energy company's commitment to the region and its important piece of the local economy. The Manager of Community and Government Relations says over 200 people were hired at the facility in 2008 and over 250 more are planned for 2009. More...
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A prominent Saratoga Springs engineering, architecture and planning firm has added what it calls a "brownfield studio" to its stable of services, betting it can capture a share of a growing market to bring polluted sites back into productive use. More...
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While California may live with the specter of The Big One waiting to strike at a any moment, Toronto rang in the New Year with headlines that threatened our own catastrophic event: The cracking of a half-century old trunk sewer could potentially fill the Don River with raw sewage. More...
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I was intrigued by Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner's state of the city address last week. I was drawn to the idea that the sitting mayor of one of the Rust Belt's rustiest cities would peer into his crystal ball and see alternative energy as our future as clearly as he did. He wasn't alone. More...
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The Alberta-based company building one of Canada's largest wind farms on Wolfe Island is refusing to take responsibility for a diesel spill that occurred during the transport of the turbines to the island last fall. More...
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There's still gold in them thar hills of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. And silver, zinc, copper and nickel. With 14 mineral companies reportedly scouting Michigan's vast empty quarter called the U.P., the region just might be ripe for a mining revival. More...
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Wisconsin Electric Power Co., the state's largest public energy utility, is seeking Public Service Commission approval to spend $3 million to study the feasibility of harnessing the Great Lakes' wind power. More...
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Funding of up to $3 million per project is available to Ohio communities and other public entities along the Lake Erie watershed seeking to acquire land for preservation or recreation through the Coastal and Estuarine and Conservation Program (CELCP). More...
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The nation's souring economy could threaten the future cleanup of the Kalamazoo River, now that the parent company of one of two firms charged with paying for the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls has filed for bankruptcy. More...
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Governor Granholm has signed legislation meant to protect the Great Lakes that would significantly reduce the amount of phosphorus contained in household dish and laundry detergents sold in Michigan. More...
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The spread of invasive species to Wisconsin lakes last year slowed to the lowest rate since extensive tracking began in 2000. Those results come with a combination of coercion and education and a bit of fear. More...
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A coalition of environmental activists used a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed coal-fired power plant in Rogers City to renew their call for Gov. Jennifer Granholm to block construction of all such plants and hasten Michigan's transition to so-called green energy. More...