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Four years ago the Minnesota DNR warned that silver carp would reach Minnesota via the Mississippi River unless a barrier were built to keep them out. But no barrier was constructed, and now a silver carp was discovered near La Crosse. More...
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The Christmas Bird Counts are coming! Thousands of people participate in these counts throughout North America. The data is collected by Bird Studies Canada and the U.S. Audubon Society for use by researchers to monitor bird population trends. More...
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It's a local landmark that rose up from the bottom of a pond and is slowly sinking back into it. A decade after Rennie Island was officially turned over to the residents of the city, it has sunk more than 1.3 metres into the pond that birthed it. More...
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EPA, City View owners settle lawsuit over environmental woes
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Owners of the big-box City View Center have settled a battle with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency by pledging to install gas extraction systems, capture polluted water and pay a $1.2 million penalty. More... -
Indiana: If your company or community uses a lot of water - more than 100,000 gallons a day - make sure you've reported that use to the state. More...
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Port Stanley residents gather tonight to consider how to break a long-standing political logjam and wrest its harbour from federal hands. More...
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Macomb County is unleashing an ambitious attack on dangerous E. coli levels found in waterways this year by repairing more than 1,000 exposed manholes that are drawing in contaminated water that is polluting rivers and Lake St. Clair. More...
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For years, aquatic biologists have warned that a tiny mollusk called the zebra mussel would some day change the Susquehanna River. While that hasn't exactly come true, the discovery of a single mussel in the lake is being viewed as significant by state officials. More...
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DANGER IN THE NURSERY: Impact on Birds of Tar Sands Oil Development in Canada's Boreal Forest is a new peer-reviewed policy and science document outlining the current and projected impacts the tar sands oil industry is having on migratory bird populations. More...
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U.S. Congress is currently drafting the 2009 economic stimulus package, and the Green Marine Highway Initiative is in contention for inclusion, as it will create over 20,000 new jobs in shipbuilding, steel fabrication, marine propulsion, cargo handling and new ship manning. More...
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The Tompkins County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that asks the state Department of Environmental Conservation to consider several aspects of a document that would help regulate new processes for natural gas drilling. More...
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Invasive species, sinking water levels, and pollution are worrisome trends. But there's also grandeur to be seen aboard a bulk freighter. More...
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Some 1,500 miles northwest of Minneapolis, the luscious green boreal forests that once lined the banks of the Athabasca River have been flattened. All that's left is an empty, lonely, gray moonscape. That, and the drills. More...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have set a meeting to discuss their review of cleanup options at the Ashland/Northern States Power Lakefront Superfund site in Ashland, Wisconsin. More...
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Several Asian carp, including at least one of the infamous leaping silver carp species, were caught last week in the Mississippi River north of the Iowa border, Minnesota and Wisconsin officials confirmed Tuesday. More...
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Nutrient pollution that causes noxious algae blooms to blanket lakes is more than an environmental nightmare -- the problem also reduces lakefront property values and causes billions of dollars in other economic losses, according to a new study. More...
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Staff and students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay over the next two years will study the feasibility of developing an intermodal terminal with access to the Port of Green Bay. More...
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More than 100 residents showed up to learn about updated maps defining flood zones Tuesday at the St. Clair County administration building. Many people questioned the changes and the accuracy of the mapping and were concerned about their local communities making flood insurance mandatory. More...
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Hamilton's port made its first foray into short sea shipping this week. If the Hamilton port can grow a container shipping service, it would mean a big injection of investment in piers, equipment and jobs. More...
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Coast Guard Cutter Alder will soon be put to work breaking ice and clearing the way for safe shipping channels on Lake Superior. What will it take to open the channels and keep them working during the most rigorous of winter seasons? More...
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State and federal agencies are recommending a phased shutdown of the West Valley Nuclear Demonstration Project, a process that will take 30 more years. Their report leaves many crucial issues unsettled, including which level of government is ultimately responsible for cleaning up the site and where radioactive waste would be shipped. More...
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A consensus is now developing that action on the environment can be good for our economy. More...
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Within a few weeks, the first significant cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, from the Kalamazoo River since it was declared a federal Superfund site in 1990 will be completed. More...
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Restoring vegetation at Presqu'ile Provincial Park is the plan behind the recent announcement by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Two proposed projects at the include deer and cormorant management plus vegetation restoration on the islands. More...
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Jonathan Moore is continuing work that started a century ago, when Kingstonians first became interested in what rests beneath the surface of Lake Ontario. He will be here next year as part of a federal government expedition into locating and identifying shipwrecks. More...