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The carp's push toward the Great Lakes -- the biggest home in the world they could ever hope to find -- has mysteriously stalled for the past two years about 15 miles below the experimental electric barrier, but nobody's relaxing. More...
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Last month's torrential rains have caused a delay in the grand opening of Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk. Too much damage had been caused by the heavy rains, flooding and debris that landed on the lakefront to meet the grand opening scheduled for Oct. 16. More...
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Proposed Great Lakes offshore wind projects have not drawn significant opposition, although even proponents acknowledge they could affect views, lake ecology and recreation. More...
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The state has released its proposed plan to review the environmental impact of natural gas drilling. The document is the first step in developing supplemental guidelines for issuing permits for gas wells using new horizontal drilling technology. More...
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The carp's push toward the Great Lakes -- the biggest home in the world they could ever hope to find -- has mysteriously stalled for the past two years about 15 miles below the experimental electric barrier, but nobody's relaxing. More...
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Michigan now has a law on the books that will require the state's electric utilities to generate more power from renewable sources. More...
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It's supposed to be the last chance to keep the Great Lakes from turning into the Great Carp Ponds, but the federal government's new electric fish barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is not doing the job. More...
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State lawmakers and the residents of remote Beaver Island are pressing state and federal wildlife officials to control exploding populations of cormorants in northwestern Lake Michigan -- a naturally caused problem that appears to have no natural limits. More...
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COMMENTARY: Bureaucrats shortchange Great Lakes cleanup plan
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency assistant administrator for water lobbied against our best interests by calling upon both chambers of Congress to reject the House version of a bill that would have reauthorized the Great Lakes Legacy Act at up to $150 million a year. More... -
Land conservation officials in Northeastern Wisconsin want the state to take a more proactive role in helping to prevent the problems of groundwater and well contamination that have plagued the region in recent years. More...
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Posted beaches that keep swimmers out of the water and visitors out of the area mean millions of lost dollars for the local economy, said Bruce County planner Bill Hollo, citing reports from a meeting of the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Cities Initiative. More...
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It's supposed to be the last chance to keep the Great Lakes from turning into the Great Carp Ponds, but the federal government's new electric fish barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is not doing the job. More...
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Great Lakes water cannot be diverted to thirsty areas elsewhere in the United States and abroad under an agreement signed Friday by President Bush. More...
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Steamship lines, steel mills, grain exporters and even the oil sands are bracing for a potentially serious rupture in Canada's transportation network as workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway near a critical strike deadline. More...
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Households on an island near Kingston, Ont., have been told to drink only bottled water after a tugboat spilled about 1,500 litres of fuel near shore. The diesel fuel spilled into Lake Ontario near Wolfe Island from a boat carrying equipment for a controversial wind turbine project. More...
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Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources says the federal government should work with the provinces to fend off invasive species such as the emerald ash borer -- no matter who gets elected. More...
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Steamship lines, steel mills, grain exporters and even the oil sands are bracing for a potentially serious rupture in Canada's transportation network as workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway near a critical strike deadline. More...
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Households on an islan near Kingston, Ont., have been told to drink only bottled water after a tugboat spilled about 1,500 litres of fuel near shore. The diesel fuel spilled into Lake Ontario near Wolfe Island from a boat carrying equipment for a controversial wind turbine project. More...
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A brief shutdown of the Poe Lock last week demonstrated the need for a new lock capable of handling the largest cargo ships of the Great Lakes fleet, the Lake Carriers' Association claimed in a press release. More...
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One of the nation's leading authorities on chronic wasting disease says that while mucous from a deer's nose can spread the disease, it isn't the most dangerous source of infection. More...
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Escalating water rates are causing the city to seriously consider opting out of the Detroit water system, adding to a growing list of communities looking for alternatives. More...
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A $3.5-million transformation of the area around the Lake Huron beach Grand Bend has begun. The project will feature a boardwalk with night lighting and six lookouts to showcase the Bend's sunsets, ranked among the world's finest. More...
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Cameco Corp. said yesterday it has resumed production of uranium hexafluoride at its facility in Port Hope. The company spent more than $50 million to investigate the possibility that uranium, arsenic and fluorides may have seeped into Lake Ontario and to upgrade their facilities. More...
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The winds of public opinion blew in all directions Tuesday in response to a proposed commercial wind farm in the Huron-Manistee National Forest along the Lake Michigan shoreline north of Ludington. More...
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If Michigan allowed close to 100,000 wind turbines along the shore of the Great Lakes, it would produce enough energy to power the entire Upper Midwest, according to a Michigan State University Land Policy Institute study set to be released today. More...