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The Twin Ports will be treated this week to a spectacle not seen in decades -- three stately tall ships sailing into harbor. The Duluth Maritime Festival will feature the ships Madeline, Niagara and Pride of Baltimore II. More...
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A three-way court battle is brewing among an explorer who says he's found a 329-year-old shipwreck, the state of Michigan and the U.S. government. More...
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Congress should approve this important legislation (the Great Lakes Compact) before lawmakers adjourn in the fall. Let's not delay. More...
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It's the first year of a $3.7 million, 5-year study of multiple stressors on the Saginaw Bay ecosystem. Stressors like invasive species, climate change and land use, and how they affect water quality and fish production. More...
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A device has been installed that monitors lake currents in front of the popular Grand Haven State Park. The device, called an Acoustic Doppler Profiler, uses sonar to measure the strength of currents along the beach and pier. More...
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When zebra muscles found their way into the Great Lakes and their tributaries, real concerns arose over the future of one of the world's great fisheries. More...
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A three-way court battle is brewing among an explorer who says he's found a 329-year-old shipwreck, the state of Michigan and the U.S. government. More...
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The agreement to provide New Berlin with Lake Michigan water is good for that community and for the City of Milwaukee. It deserves to be approved by both bodies. More...
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Ohio could lose billions of dollars in the shipping, tourism and recreation industries in coming decades if global warming continues unabated, researchers at the University of Maryland contend. More...
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An environmental group that coordinates beach cleanup programs Thursday joined the U.S. Coast Guard in the search for the source of household and street garbage washing up on Lake Michigan beaches. More...
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The money cities such as St. Catharines spend to clean up the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway has finally been formally recognized. More...
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The agreement to provide New Berlin with Lake Michigan water is good for that community and for the City of Milwaukee. It deserves to be approved by both bodies. More...
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The mission of the Water Connections Project is to develop and implement a web-based water information portal that will provide users with immediate access to a nationwide collection of water data, resources, contacts and other pertinent information. More...
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Tentative deal would send more Milwaukee water to New Berlin
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Milwaukee and New Berlin have fashioned a draft agreement that allows Milwaukee Water Works to sell the Waukesha County community additional Lake Michigan water for a one-time fee, along with the as yet unknown cost of treating and transporting water. More... -
It's been an urgent problem for years. We're not sure why they're still talking about how to keep "invasive species" -- plants and animals not native to the Great Lakes, but who thrive explosively once they get here -- out of the lakes. More...
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Environment Canada confirms that a funnel cloud formed in Montreal's east end Wednesday afternoon, creating a rare tornado-like waterspout. More...
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Congress took a major step Tuesday toward helping boaters nationwide avoid new licensing fees. More...
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Tentative deal would send more Milwaukee water to New Berlin
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
Milwaukee and New Berlin have fashioned a draft agreement that allows Milwaukee Water Works to sell the Waukesha County community additional Lake Michigan water for a one-time fee, along with the as yet unknown cost of treating and transporting water. More... -
Despite efforts from several of Charlevoix's local, state and federal representatives to retain ice-breaking capabilities in the area, Round Lake still has no cutter. More...
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The fifth annual conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has further established itself as a "prominent voice for the lakes and rivers," says Cobourg, Ontario, Mayor Peter Delanty. More...
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The research vessel Lake Guardian, operated by the U.S. EPA, spent the morning at the Port of Rochester terminal to highlight ongoing studies of the lake. More...
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The Great Lakes Operational Forecast System (GLOFS) is a NOAA automated model-based prediction system aimed at providing improved predictions of water levels, currents and temperatures for the commercial, recreation and emergency response communities. More...
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Erie Canal Greenway Plan aimed to incorporate regional land use planning, tourism and recreational opportunities as collaborative initiatives. Early this year, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer proposed an Upstate New York Revitalization budget. The two related plans could be synchronize. More...
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The fifth annual conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative has further established itself as a "prominent voice for the lakes and rivers," says Cobourg Mayor Peter Delanty. During the session, the group called on both federal and provincial governments to invest in protecting and restoring the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. More...
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With the ecological health of the Great Lakes under siege by foreign marine life carried by saltwater vessels, no option should be considered too tough on the offenders. More...