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Biologists for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have confirmed the first cases of avian botulism on Lake Michigan this year in four shorebirds that washed up at Ludington State Park on Lake Michigan in mid-July. More...
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Inventors have created a device, the Cuyahoga Habitat Underwater Basket, to help fish survive the up-river swim through a hypoxic five-mile stretch of the river from Harvard Road to Lake Erie. More...
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Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake's ecosystem. More...
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A series of new landfill contracts and a change in the way rubbish is hauled for disposal will save taxpayers millions of dollars, city administrators predict. The city officials plan to aggressively promote curbside recycling. More...
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Congress passed the "Clean Boating Act of 2008," President Bush signed it and 13 million recreational boaters have been spared the axe. Without this legislation, boaters would have been subject to overzealous new regulations and hassles. More...
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After a summer of silt, Lexington leaders hope to lure more boaters. Boaters are a big part of the village's economy, he said, and the need to dredge the entrance, coupled with high fuel prices, combined to put a crimp in the summer. More...
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Virtually every body of water in the region has its protectors and advocates; virtually every one of us has benefited from their commitment in one way or another. More...
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Minnesota's gray wolf population has changed little in the past 10 years, according to a recent survey by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). More...
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The city appears to have violated Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rules when reporting a major sewage spill on July 2 at Battle Creek's wastewater treatment plant. More...
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The shoreline along the Village of Albion Water Treatment Plant could look drastically different this winter if a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers preservation project pulls through. More...
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Now that the emerald ash borer has been found in two Wisconsin counties, the State Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer protection is warning that the next invasive species to likely to come to Wisconsin will be door-to-door con artists. More...
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Minnesota's gray wolf population has changed little in the past 10 years, according to a recent survey by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). More...
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Michigan's senators should be pressuring Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., who is blocking legislation that will help stop the influx of the nasty invaders. More...
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EDITORIAL: Protecting the Great Lakes: victory and vigilance
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
Water shortages are becoming more common, global warming threatens to deplete rivers.This drop of reality makes the water wealth Michigan shares with its Great Lakes neighbors very enticing. And all the more vulnerable. More... -
Changes to the St. Clair River bed are responsible for a 13-centimetre drop in lakes Huron and Michigan and in Georgian Bay, according to preliminary finding of an extensive binational scientific examination. But this could be explained by many other factors. More...
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Last week, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett signed an agreement to sell Lake Michigan water to New Berlin. This binding contract will undoubtedly benefit the citizens of New Berlin, but little value was gained for the residents of Milwaukee. More...
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It is important for New Berlin to have clean, treated water, and Lake Michigan is a good and legal source. That it comes through Milwaukee is convenient, given where the pipes are, but Milwaukee doesn't own the lake. More...
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Private testing of treated effluent from Cameco's Welcome Waste Management Facility in Ontario agrees with the testing results the company provides to the municipality and federal nuclear authorities, says a Cameco spokesman. More...
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Researchers are working on mapping the lake's western shoreline, which is needed before forecasters in southeast Wisconsin can issue the detailed current warnings that are provided in other parts of the country. More...
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The Lake County Health Department and forest preserve district are urging Lake Michigan recreational boaters and anglers to follow new rules to ward off spreading a deadly fish virus to inland lakes. More...
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Researchers are working on mapping the lake's western shoreline, which is needed before forecasters in southeast Wisconsin can issue the detailed current warnings that are provided in other parts of the country. More...
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The Lake County Health Department and forest preserve district are urging Lake Michigan recreational boaters and anglers to follow new rules to ward off spreading a deadly fish virus to inland lakes. More...
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Recent national polling indicates that consumers now support the development of offshore oil and gas reserves, presenting an opportune time to reconsider directional drilling for oil and natural gas under the Great Lakes. More...
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Researchers are working on mapping the lake's western shoreline, which is needed before forecasters in southeast Wisconsin can issue the detailed current warnings that are provided in other parts of the country. More...
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Wind and other renewable sources may not only be a less-polluting means of diversifying the state's energy sources but also as a job-development tool. Ohio ranked second in new job potential from large-scale wind development in a 2004 Department of Energy study. More...