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The St. Lawrence Seaway will open for its 50th navigational season in less than two weeks. More...
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Traditional tourist sources are drying up as gas prices, dollar and border hassles make Ontario a tough sell. Former finance minister Greg Sorbara will chair a tourism competitiveness study to find ways to get more people bound for Ontario. More...
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Cleveland's Lake Erie water supply is located a few miles off shore; by the time contaminates reach it, they're typically diluted. More...
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Pain relievers, antibiotics and other prescription drugs, caffeine and a chemical created inside the bodies of smokers are among the chemicals found in recent tests of Milwaukee's sewage and water from the city's harbor and Lake Michigan. More...
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Chicago leaders are so convinced you should be drinking Chicago tap water they imposed a tax on bottled water. More...
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A local humane society has warned Parks Canada that it could face charges under the Criminal Code if a proposed cull of double-crested cormorants on Middle Island is done inhumanely. More...
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Oak Street Beach needs to be retested for asbestos because previous tests for the cancer-causing substance weren't done properly, a scientist on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's asbestos advisory board is urging. More...
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Grand Valley State University's alternative energy director says he hopes seeing is believing for Michigan leaders touring a working manure-to-energy plant on a Muskegon County farm. More...
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Detroit is one of those metropolitan areas whose water tested positive for drugs in a new Associated Press investigation. More...
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The new lake front park in Portage will allow visitors an easier public trek to Lake Michigan. More...
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Gooseberry's frozen waterfalls are a prime pick for climbers
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Nearly 300,000 people visit Gooseberry Falls State Park every summer to watch a liquid Gooseberry River plunge toward Lake Superior. Recently, a group started ice-climbing the frozen falls. More... -
Over the years, nature's elements have carved out several magnificent caves along the shores of Lake Superior. More...
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The Coastal Ohio Wind Project is a research project focused on using technologies to monitor avian interaction within or near an active turbine site. Area residents are invited to attend meetings in March to hear from wind, avian, and economic experts on the subject of wind energy, and share their thoughts. More...
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Even our most remote national parks are polluted, according to a six-year government study of parks from the Arctic to the Mexican border. More...
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Toxic flame retardants commonly used in computers, televisions and textiles have accumulated dramatically in Great Lakes fish over the past two decades, prompting legislative efforts to ban the compounds. More...
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If you've wondered what affect this winter's increased snowfall might have on Great Lakes fish populations, the answer in the short term is: not much. More...
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Inspired by the muck along Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron beaches, an amateur songwriter from the Detroit area penned "Terry Brown, We've Got This Mucky Water." More...
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Although the number of species in the Blue Sky Region is low, the migration is starting to get underway. More...
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Further reducing the amount of phosphorous entering local waterways is one of the few practical options to stem the tide of nuisance algae that washes onto the shores of Lake Michigan, a researcher said on Saturday. More...
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One of the first signs of spring appears Tuesday on Lake Superior: The Coast Guard will begin its ice breaking after a particularly cold, rough winter. More...
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Great Lakes sand dunes scene among 2008 commemorative stamps
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A scene showing wildlife that could be encountered at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is being used for this year's installment in the U.S. Postal Service's Nature of America educational stamp series. More... -
A report last week by interim federal environment commissioner Ron Thompson serves as a welcome reminder that other pressing environmental issues also demand Canada's attention. More...
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This conference, April 1-2, in Marquette, Mich., provides a forum for information and idea sharing between researchers and managers of national parks and other public lands throughout the Western Great Lakes area. It provides an opportunity for participants to share current research, monitoring, and management issues affecting parks and protected areas. More...
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Wisconsin's state Senate passed the Great Lakes Compact Thursday, but it nevertheless appears doomed in the Wisconsin Legislature. More...
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The melt from one of the snowiest winters in years around the Great Lakes is expected to boost water levels. More...