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Falling water levels on the Great Lakes are forcing lakers to load lighter than they had in the past. More...
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One of the triggers for bird song is the lengthening days, signaling that spring has sprung. More...
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At least 9 million people living on the United States side of the Great Lakes basin may be in danger from high levels of chemical pollution, according to a secret study that has been withheld from the public. More...
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Despite a National Park Service's ban and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit rejection, the Harbor Shores Community Redevelopment, Inc. is proceeding with a golf course development that isslated to take public park land on Lake Michigan. More...
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The city could lease the south half of the old Denison dunes property for $1 a year as long as it maintained and protected the land, according to an attorney for the Oklahoma billionaire who owns it. More...
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A recent decision by a circuit court judge is a major victory for anglers and anyone who believes that laws protecting our water from pollution should be rigidly enforced. More...
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A coalition of environmental groups is echoing a request by three Illinois legislators, including presidential candidate Barack Obama, that more time be spent studying draft air and construction permits for BP's Whiting refinery. More...
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The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) is investing $20,000 into showcasing the Great Lakes region, including Sault Ste. Marie, as a world-class cruise ship destination. More...
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Anglers in New York state have a windfall in a settlement from a decades-old pollution case. More...
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Coal plants are a bad investment for Michigan. Michigan must look toward clean, renewable energy sources and move away from building new dirty coal plants. More...
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Miles offshore, on the ice of Lake Huron, sometimes you get an uneasy feeling that this isn't the safest place in the world. More...
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is developing a new regulation to ban ships from releasing untreated ballast into the Minnesota waters of Lake Superior and its harbors. More...
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New rules for anglers include declaring minnows "disease-free" or specifying the location where they were collected as the Michigan DNR works to contain the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). More...
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The Indiana House voted 91-8 Tuesday to approve Senate Bill 45, implementation of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, sending the legislation straight to Gov. Daniels, who is expected to sign it into law. More...
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It's time to stop the hype and start implementing the ballast water practices we know are effective. With implementation of the seaway's new proposed regulation, we'll do just that. More...
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Two states -- Illinois and Minnesota -- have approved the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Indiana soon may become the first state to adopt the pact along with enabling legislation. More...
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Researchers from NASA and the Univ. of Illinois-Chicago are using the frigid waters of a Wisconsin lake this week to test an underwater robot -- slated to explore permanently ice-covered lakes in Antarctica later this year, and eventually search for signs of life beneath the frozen lakes on the most famous of Jupiter 's moons, Europa. More...
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A multi-state research grant will focus on addressing a deadly VHS fish virus in Lake Huron and other Great Lakes. More...
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Marketing the Great Lakes region as America's Freshwater Coast was one of many ideas that emerged Tuesday in a day-long meeting of civic leaders concerned with boosting the region's economic outlook. More...
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Lake Mead, the vast reservoir for the Colorado River water that sustains the fast-growing cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas, could lose water faster than previously thought and run dry within 13 years, according to a new study by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More...
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A feasibility study was first initiated in 1997 to explore the possibility of a national marine conservation area in the northern waters and shores of Lake Superior. On Oct. 25, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the designation is official, making it the largest freshwater conservation area in the world. More...
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Indiana took another step forward in reducing the amount of pollution going into its waterways Monday, according to a Hoosier environmental group. More...
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A bill addressing mercury pollution by phasing out certain products from the marketplace was unanimously recommended by the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Environmental Resources on Friday. More...
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Historians looking into a shipwreck discovered a year ago on Lake Superior think the wreck is a harbor tug that went under in 1888. More...
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New Yorkers moved one step closer Monday to having our greatest water resource permanently protected. More...