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The new regulations would extend wind turbine setbacks from residences that don't participate in wind projects by more than a football field. Another would add a three-mile setback from the Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron shorelines. More...
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Lorain is home to its very own "ghost ship" -- a 90-foot vessel that mysteriously showed up on the Black River in the early 2000s having run aground underneath the Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge. It has sat there derelict ever since. More...
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Ohio Congress members whose districts abut Lake Erie want the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to keep funding a new satellite-based system to track algal blooms that can contaminate drinking water. More...
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As the fisheries managers at the departments of natural resources for those states bordering Lake Michigan research the state of its yellow perch population, new data has been compiled and it's jaw-dropping serious. More...
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Mark Lindsay was on one of his weekend photo hikes along the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore when he came across the hulking skeletal remains of the Jennie and Annie, a schooner that sunk in the perilous Manitou Passage in 1872. More...
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The new regulations would extend wind turbine setbacks from residences that don't participate in wind projects by more than a football field. Another would add a three-mile setback from the Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron shorelines. More...
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Setting aside the astronomical expense and infrastructure requirements, as a policy matter, a large-scale diversion of Great Lakes water is a virtual impossibility. More...
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In Port Dahhousie, Ontario, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says in the interest of public safety, the east and west sections of the piers are temporarily closed to vessels, vehicles and pedestrian traffic. More...
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Ohio wants to reintroduce two fish to Lake Erie whose native populations have been gone for decades. More...
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In Wisconsin, an effort to redevelop the area near Milwaukee's harbor, a project that could potentially be as large as the Menomonee Valley redevelopment, is proceeding with a newly formed public-private group. More...
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The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center highlighted much of lower Michigan and the far western portion of the Upper Peninsula in an area where drought development is likely now through the end of July. More...
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State parks commissioners got a first glimpse recently of the new U.S. facilities for Maid of the Mist tour boat operations at Niagara Falls. More...
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A new, free podcast series from Wisconsin Sea Grant takes listeners into the field and interviews researchers working on Wisconsin's water resource issues to ask, "What's important for people to know?" The podcast can be found on iTunes or by visiting Wisconsin Sea Grant's podcast page. More...
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A webinar presented as a part of the Climate Explorations Series by Ohio State University will discuss ecological science and management guidelines for climate change. This free webinar takes place April 22 and will feature Dr. Peter Curtis, a professor of plant ecology at Ohio State University. More...
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L. Erie ice boom stays, but Boom Day celebrations will go on
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At least 850 square miles of ice still cover eastern Lake Erie, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Coverage must get down to 250 square miles before ice boom removal can begin. More... -
A webinar presented as a part of the Climate Explorations Series by Ohio State University will discuss ecological science and management guidelines for climate change. This free webinar takes place April 22 and will feature Dr. Peter Curtis, a professor of plant ecology at Ohio State University. More...
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What started 50 years ago as a way to control the alewife population in Lake Michigan has grown into a multi-million dollar per year sport fishing industry. More...
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The ship's new route will bring it to the Thousand Islands village almost a dozen times this summer, each time with as many as 200 people aboard. More...
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What started 50 years ago as a way to control the alewife population in Lake Michigan has grown into a multi-million dollar per year sport fishing industry. More...
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Huron County has 328 wind turbines, more than all of the other Michigan counties combined. But it has just enacted a moratorium on any additional ones until stricter regulations for industrial wind turbines can be put in place. More...
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The City of Harbor Beach is looking to build a pier for Lake Huron access, restore a couple buildings, extend the Harbor View Trail bike and pedestrian path and replace docks at the marina. More...
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Seven projects within the St. Louis River corridor are expected to begin this summer and fall as part of the city's plan to boost recreational opportunities in the area. More...
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Have you checked out GLIN's April Site of the Month yet? The honor goes to I don't flush, a clever public awareness campaign to keep our water free of pharmaceuticals. The campaign asks the public to return their unused medications back to the pharmacy as opposed to flushing them, or throwing them in the garbage. More...
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A $1.5 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation could be part of the funding mix for removal of Grand River dams and restoration of rapids through downtown. Grand Rapids will apply to be part of the foundation's Sustain Our Great Lakes program. More...
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The group has 180 days from the start of petition circulation to collect 252,523 signatures. If they turn in enough signatures, lawmakers will have 40 days to approve the proposed ban of this method of drilling for gas and oil. More...