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Ontario says its proposed ornamental pesticide ban will be the toughest in North America. Perhaps that's true, although no one will know for sure until next spring when exact details are revealed. More...
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With less than three days to go before Minnesota's fishing opener, ice still stubbornly clings to some northern Minnesota lakes, leaving anglers to wonder if the hard water will be gone on their favorite lake by Saturday. More...
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There will be a congressional investigation into the firing of an Environmental Protection Agency official, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak said Tuesday. More...
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When Charles Knauf was a boy growing up in Irondequoit, Lake Ontario was something to be seen -- but otherwise avoided. More...
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Will the city that became the first in the world to fluoridate its drinking water decide to discontinue use of the chemical? More...
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Great Lakes shipping companies may have to pay as much as "millions of dollars per vessel" to keep the waters free of invasive pests, a U.S. regulator said. More...
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When proposal that would have allowed fining people who jumped off piers, breakwaters and other similar structures in the Great Lakes failed to advance from a state House committee, the issue appeared to dead. More...
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A pile of wood resembling a large bonfire, a 3-foot torch with a handle, shovels full of coal, and a little bit of courage -- that's what it takes to light the first boiler of the season on the SS Badger. More...
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U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said Sunday he plans to introduce legislation to designate 11,739 acres of the Beaver Basin as wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. More...
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EDITORIAL: Watershed trust can be a force for regional unity
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
Clean water is essential. And improving water quality in a region is one of the first steps to creating a place where families and businesses want to be. That's why last week's launch of a regional group to address water quality issues in southeastern Wisconsin has enormous potential. More... -
As state legislators and the governor grapple with alternative energy policies governing such technologies as wind turbines, no doubt local officials also will face several thorny wind issues. More...
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Drinking Water Week, May 4-10, is a unique opportunity for water professionals and the communities they serve to join together to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. More...
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Strict new rules have closed a loophole that allowed invasive species like zebra mussels to invade North America's waterways. More...
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth have found E. coli in bottom-feeding bullheads, the first known case of the organism surviving in fish. More...
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The level of Lake Superior rose 6 inches in April, double the usual increase for the month, and is closest to its monthly average than any time since July 2006. More...
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Michigan wildlife managers say they're launching a more aggressive strategy on thinning cormorant flocks by targeting Lake Huron's two largest nesting colonies. More...
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is backing private ferry service between Rochester and Toronto. More...
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The state just launched a Web site that details 28 of the 277 known shipwrecks in Lake Erie. More...
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Opponents to land-based wind farms and the development of wind power in WI are concerned about humming noise, flickering shadows and ruined views. More...
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The Government Accountability Office says it's taking the Environmental Protection Agency too long to determine the safety of chemicals. More...
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Canal Corp., which operates the Erie, Oswego, Champlain and Cayuga-Seneca canals, had proposed reducing open hours by five hours this season in order to cut its costs. More...
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Following months of internal bickering over Mary Gade's interactions with Dow, the administration forced her to quit Thursday as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Midwest office. More...
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A violet-green swallow was found in Marquette's Lower Harbor last Sunday, the first time the species has been documented in Michigan. More...
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A poll released Thursday shows Wisconsin residents are more worried about declining water levels than about global warming. More...
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For property owners around the Bay of Quinte concerned about fluctuating water levels, anything that can address the roller-coaster levels of the lakes as they affect the Bay of Quinte can't come soon enough. More...