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Don't look for state legislative action this week on the Great Lakes water protection agreement. More...
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The U.S. House of Representatives appears close to finding a compromise on a ballast water law intended to prevent the Great Lakes from the sustained onslaught of freighter-borne invasive species. More...
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Three developers are floating plans to erect hundreds of wind turbines in Lake Michigan as interest in the construction of wind farms surges around the country. More...
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Ontario has joined environmental groups and New York state officials in opposing a plan that would change how the water levels and flow of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River are regulated. More...
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The shipwrecks within this website are a mere sampling of the hundreds of shipwreck sites located in the depths of Lake Erie. The goal is to make the visitor aware of the rich maritime history which lies beneath the surface of Ohio's Lake Erie. More...
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It is refreshing to see the renewed interest in doing what we can to keep our "house" in order. After all, it's the only one we have. More...
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The Coast Guard says it will not try to conduct live ammunition training on the Great Lakes this year. More...
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Premier Dalton McGuinty marked Earth Day by announcing a province-wide ban on the sale and use of lawn and garden pesticides. More...
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Storm water infiltrating Lake Superior is a serious environmental concern and Tuesday night in a federally mandated meeting city and state experts from around the region gathered to discuss the problem. More...
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The National Brownfields Conference, May 5-7, 2008, is the largest, most comprehensive conference focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties in the nation. More...
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A fish kill discovered on the shores of Irondequoit Bay could have been caused by a viral disease first noticed in New York two years ago, an official from the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday. More...
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If you vote for a Democratic president this fall, be prepared to buy new light bulbs. More...
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Canada is crisscrossed by innumerable rivers, some of which flow into three oceans. Yet Canada's fresh water isn't as abundant as you may think. More...
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A nonprofit shipwreck group based in Holland says it has located the Hamilton, a two-masted schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1873. More...
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Walkerton's tainted-water crisis taught us the importance of having a secure, clean and safe water supply. But, when it comes to wasting water, Canadians are second only to our southerly American neighbours. More...
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The NY DEC is investigating how about 1,000 walleye were killed during a routine chemical treatment in Sandy Creek last week. More...
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The federal EPA Toxics Release Inventory, or TRI, can be an overwhelming, number-burping beast. More...
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Declines in pack populations coming as average temperatures have been rising make scientists wonder if global warming may be causing problems for the wolves. More...
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An environmental group says some of America's rivers are endangered by people using too much water. More...
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The Michigan Wildlife Conservancy provides the technical and financial assistance that landowners and managers need to restore and maintain wildlife habitat on their own land. More...
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Perch numbers have declined in western Lake Erie since the arrival 25 years ago of zebra mussels, which compete for food with baby perch. More...
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The city of Chicago is testing the waters of Lake Michigan for the presence of pharmaceutical drugs and is vowing to the post the results on the Internet. More...
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Spawning walleye just aren't hungry. More...
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Picking up trash other people leave on Great Lakes beaches is a dirty job, but thousands of volunteers do it every year. More...
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The special legislative session Gov. Jim Doyle has called to ratify the Great Lakes compact begins Thursday, but lawmakers aren't expected to vote on the issue until next week at the earliest. More...