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More nukes for Ontario means jobs for Durham Region, officials said yesterday, after Queen's Park announced that two new nuclear reactors will be built at Darlington. More...
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DTE Energy Co. has selected a nuclear reactor design produced by Wilmington, N.C.-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy for its potential new nuclear plant at its Fermi 2 site near Monroe. More...
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Great Lakes News reports on developments in the effort to protect and restore the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River ecosystem. More...
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Owners of recreational vehicles are cutting back on travel this summer. More...
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A 13-city boat tour to raise public awareness about the Great Lakes makes its way to Toledo this weekend. More...
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A Kingsville resident has been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the International Association for Great Lakes Research for his contributions to Great Lakes aquatic research and management. More...
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To reach compromise on some outstanding issues confronting Wisconsin's global warming task force, its co-chairs have created what they call a "straw man" proposal that emphasizes energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy as primary elements in a state plan to deal with climate change. More...
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Amid the political maneuverings of NAFTA's proponents and detractors on both sides of the border, an important question remains unanswered regarding what NAFTA signatories will do about a controversial environmental report presently under their consideration. More...
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Colour-coded in red and pink, southwestern Ontario is one of the few prime areas in the province for wind, primarily through small pockets along Lake Erie and Lake Huron. More...
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FishNet: The Great Lakes Craft & Release Project is raising the public's awareness of fish in the lakes, and raising money for two charities, both of which aim to revive and protect the lakes' depleted fish stocks. More...
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Colour-coded in red and pink, southwestern Ontario is one of the few prime areas in the province for wind, primarily through small pockets along Lake Erie and Lake Huron. The best spots are around the Hudson Bay coast, but feature difficult terrain without any road access. More...
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The Rochester area's first collection of unused consumer medicine exceeded its goal by a huge margin, with 126,000 pills turned in that otherwise could have wound up in area waters or landfills. More...
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Gov. Jim Doyle's task force on global warming says it cannot agree on some proposals so it wants to find out what you think. More...
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Conceived by Claire Ironside and Angela Iarocci, two professors at Sheridan College, FishNet: The Great Lakes Craft & Release Project is raising the public's awareness of fish in the lakes, and raising money for two charities: Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Great Lakes United, both of which aim to revive and protect the lakes' depleted fish stocks. More...
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Two former governors -- Republican William Milliken and Democrat James Blanchard -- prodded legislators Thursday to prevent large-scale uses of Michigan water that would not be in the public interest. More...
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This beautiful species of butterfly has seen its population nearly disappear over the past century, with a majority of this occurring over the last two decades. As a result, the Karner blue has landed on the federally endangered list. More...
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Advances in chemical technology once were the undoing of ospreys in Michigan. Now, advancement in communication technology is proving to be a benefit to the Department of Natural Resources' attempt to reintroduce the raptors in southern Michigan. More...
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has revised its fish consumption advisory to include a large new body of data on contaminants in fish from Minnesota lakes and rivers. The advisory is also in a new format designed to make it easier to understand while encouraging people to eat more fish. More...
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Bruch, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon biologist, traveled to Milwaukee Wednesday night for the special screening of Science North's IMAX documentary "Mysteries of the Great Lakes" in which he and the rest of his team feature prominently. More...
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The Earth Voyager, a 60-foot trimaran, made landfall Wednesday evening at Dobbins Landing carrying a crew with a message -- "healthy lakes, healthy lives." More...
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We now have a historic opportunity to restore Lake Ontario -- source of our drinking water, a haven for fish and wildlife, and a playground for boaters, beachgoers and sportsmen. More...
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Lake Superior's water level is 35 centimetres higher than it was at this time last year, while Huron-Michigan has risen to just a centimetre above 2007 year-to-date levels. More...
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For the first time since it was established, Michigan's list of endangered and threatened species soon may be without two high-profile charter members: the gray wolf and the bald eagle. More...
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Niagara Falls will be the backdrop for a celebration next year as the International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States marks the centennial of the treaty to protect boundary waters. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that an assessment crew will conduct work on the Leland River starting next week to detect the presence of sea lampreys. More...