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A Wisconsin task force made recommendations in an interim report to invest more resources in combating global warming. More...
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The lead author and peer reviewers of a government report raising the possibility of public health threats from industrial contamination throughout the Great Lakes region are charging that the report is being suppressed because of the questions it raises. More...
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More than a dozen Michigan communities in the Great Lakes basin show higher than normal rates of health problems, according to a federal report that has been withheld over concerns about how it was conducted. More...
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Phosphorus, a naturally occurring nutrient found in fertilizers, detergents, manure and faulty septic systems makes its way into Lake St. Clair through runoff and seepage, causing a buildup of excess vegetation and slime. More...
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Whether you're craving cross-country skiing, looking for a trekking adventure, or just hoping to relax and spend some time with your family, there's something in the gorgeous Gunflint area for you. More...
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Citizens of Ironwood, WI, are working with Northwoods Land Trust in an effort to preserve public access to Interstate Falls on the Montreal River. More...
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Starting next January, most residential uses of phosphorus-laced fertilizers will be illegal in Allegan County. More...
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Michigan's draft report on state-impaired waters fails to document a dramatic increase in algae blooms in Saginaw Bay and along western Lake Erie, despite the odor problems and health risks to beachgoers. More...
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The common carp was introduced a century ago and has been causing havoc in rivers, ponds and lakes ever since. More...
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The EPA wants to phase out Carbofuran, an insecticide used on corn, alfalfa, potatoes and several other crops, because of potential hazards to people and wildlife. More...
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AGG is a citizen-based environmental not-for-profit organization on Fort William First Nation that empowers community members as stewards of the environment. "Anishinabek of the Gitchi Gami" is Ojibwa for "the people of the big water (i.e. Lake Superior)." More...
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Ohio Senate President Bill Harris and Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Michael Huebsch called for changes that will complicate efforts to pass the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact - or as environmental groups fear, unravel the process. More...
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After compromise and conciliation, the Michigan House and Senate are poised to approve a plan to keep Great Lakes water in Great Lakes states. More...
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A multi-state grant is pulling together researchers across the nation to tackle the deadly fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). More...
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Canada's federal government, through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, is considering whether or not the lake sturgeon should be protected under the Species At Risk Act. More...
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Phosphorus, a naturally occurring nutrient found in fertilizers, detergents, manure and faulty septic systems makes its way into Lake St. Clair through runoff and seepage, causing a buildup of excess vegetation and slime. More...
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Whether you're craving cross-country skiing, looking for a trekking adventure, or just hoping to relax and spend some time with your family, there's something in the gorgeous Gunflint area for you. More...
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On the unreliable ice of the open waters of the Great Lakes, an airboat may be the safest way to get around. More...
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According to the latest impaired waters list from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, muck-laden Saginaw Bay doesn't have a problem with algae, or nutrients like phosphorus. More...
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The presence of Tundra swans, once a reliable indicator of spring, has become an indicator of climate change. More...
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An eight-state compact designed to protect Great Lakes water from diversions could be delayed and potentially scuttled because of changes proposed in the Ohio and Wisconsin legislatures Thursday. More...
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Five Metro Detroit residents will head to Poland to compete in the World Ice Boat Championships. More...
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It is estimated that 7,500 birds may have died along Michigan's Lake Michigan shoreline due to avian botulism. More...
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In ice fishing, as in any community, there are houses for the common folk and there are those that stand out from the rest- these McMansions on ice now have satellite TV, parquet floors, and cathedral ceilings. More...
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Cold temperatures, wind, lack of cover and little food make life during the winter months difficult, but Michigan's wildlife species have adapted different strategies to survive. More...