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In November 2014, an administrative law judge agreed that the farm could roughly double the size of its herd to 8,710 animal units. More...
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The University of Michigan Water Center is researching factors that affect the toxicity of algal blooms in Lake Erie. Researchers are hoping the study yields insights that can be incorporated into computer-based ecological models used to forecast cyanobacterial blooms. More...
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Tests conclude lube oil spilled into Lake Erie by yacht club
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The remaining product continues to be captured and removed by responders, as well as dissipate through natural processes. More... -
The Huron County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 for a zoning ordinance amendment that halts any new wind energy development for 90 days or until the ordinance is updated with changes recommended by the Wind Energy Zoning Committee. More...
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U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Twp.), who has voiced concerns over potential impact on the Great Lakes, plans to make an announcement related to opposing the project Friday during a meeting with the Sierra Club in Detroit. More...
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Flint, Mich., officials insist that the city's water is safe. They say that the issues of odor and color are separate from the question of whether the water meets federal standards, and that no link to health problems has been proved. More...
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A new multi-million dollar rail yard is being planned in Central New York, to connect the Port of Oswego to shipments in New York City. The investment is part of the latest New York State budget More...
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The City of Burlington continues to clean up a spill that has left a creek running through Palletta Park to Lake Ontario polluted after what's believed to be diesel fuel was dumped into a nearby catch basin on Spruce Avenue. More...
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Over the last three decades as director of Ohio State University's Ohio Sea Grant program, Jeff Reutter has been the consummate Lake Erie expert for a long list of local, state and federal officials, as well as the media. More...
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The Lake Erie Shores & Islands 2014 advertising campaign, that promoted visitation to Erie and Ottawa counties, has been proven to be highly effective at generating economic impact for the region. More...
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Ohio sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday over the federal agency's plan to charge the state $1.4 million to dispose of toxic sediment dredged from Cleveland Harbor and the Cuyahoga River into containment facilities rather than Lake Erie. More...
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As Toronto anticipates worse storms and more flooding in the future, some environmentalists are already troubled by whether or not Toronto's wastewater treatment plants can handle sewage during extreme weather. More...
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Scientists are noting increased numbers of a zooplankton in some inland lakes. Holopedium glacialis is a mucus-coated microorganism that, in groups, makes a ball of slime something like clear tapioca pudding. More...
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A new report shows just how important water is to Michigan's economy, and states that at least one in five Michigan jobs is water related. More...
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Researchers study need to protect Great Lakes turtle habitat
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Blanding's turtles may move slowly, but move they do - from habitat to habitat - in ways that highlight the need to better protect the land and water on which they rely. More... -
Mysterious debris that washed ashore in Ludington State Park could be part of a shipwreck, or a piece of old jetties that had been built along the Lake Michigan shoreline. More...
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Aside from Whitefish Bay and parts of eastern Lake Erie, freighters are moving mostly unhindered though U.S. and Canadian waters this month, a relief to shipping companies that started the 2014 shipping season well behind normal schedules. More...
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The prices of both finished steel and its main raw material, iron ore, are in a free fall thanks to a huge global oversupply. More...
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After U.S. Reps. Chris Collins and John Katko came out against a plan to manage Lake Ontario water levels, Rochester City Councilor Matt Haag offered a different view of the proposal. More...
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Legislation signed Thursday by Gov. John Kasich also will create a new state coordinator to oversee the monitoring, treating and testing of algae. More...
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The substance is covering an area of roughly 50 by 100 yards. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland pollution responders are working to determine the source. More...
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The periscope was designed as a brass diver's helmet, fitted with a video screen connected to an underwater camera, aimed at the underwater fish habitat and the Sidney Smith shipwreck. The viewer was to be attached to the seawall along the Edison Parkway. railing. More...
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One of the most beautiful things about living in the city is that we live on the shores of Lake Superior. More...
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The pilothouse, from which the officers of the St. Mary's Challenger directed its operation, is planned to be part of the second floor of a 2,000-square-foot addition to the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo. More...
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However problematic to pull off with some degree of accuracy, fish surveys are a valuable tool in the management of the resource, and this is especially true on Lake Erie, where the resource is so precious to so many. More...