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Global-warming pollution from Midwest oil refineries is expected to soar by as much as 40 percent during the next decade, a dramatic increase that runs counter to regional and national efforts to curb heat-trapping gases. More...
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The next few months will be crucial for Michigan boaters hoping to see a rise in Great Lakes levels -- levels that have been in a slump for the last few years. More...
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We must find ways to use water efficiently, and we have to minimize pollution of the precious little fresh water we have. More...
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Despite the most comprehensive water conservation program in the Midwest - including new conservation rates and a ban on daytime sprinkling - Waukesha cannot conserve its way out of the problem. More...
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The Twin Ports will welcome a new cruise ship in 2009, when Travel Dynamics International aims to launch regular service between Duluth and Toronto. More...
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The three webcams provide a fantastic visual signature of Wawa, a great community surrounded by wonderful opportunities for: sea kayaking, canoeing, hiking, sight seeing, ATVing, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice fishing, photography, bird-watching, kite flying and more. More...
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After winning two critical approvals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company appears poised to break ground on what would be the only primary nickel mine in the United States. More...
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A leading conservation orgination is saying that birds would get much-needed help from an item in President Bush's proposed federal budget. More...
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A Michigan company says it may have a promising solution to fight a huge Great Lakes problem -- invasive species dumped from the ballast of oceangoing ships. More...
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Preventing a deadly fish virus from reaching Lake Superior is the goal of a joint effort between the U.S. National Park Service and the Grand Portage band of the Lake Superior Chippewa. More...
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Plans to run power from a wind turbine project in Lake Ontario through Oswego County are meeting surprise and resistance from residents of upstate New York. More...
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A plan to safeguard public drinking water in Southern Ontario will restrict land use based on a variety of factors. More...
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With long-term droughts in the western and southeastern United States, guess which parts of the American citizenry are starting to take notice of Canada? More...
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As smelt numbers in Lake Superior have plunged, populations of native herring have exploded. More...
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A three-judge federal appeals panel has struck down U.S. EPA limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying the agency had ignored its legal obligation to require the strictest possible controls on the toxic metal or to justify an alternative approach. More...
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A long-awaited bill calling for approval of a multistate agreement to protect the Great Lakes is likely to be ready for consideration by the Wisconsin state legislature this week. More...
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Federal officials are refusing to release a scientific study that contains "alarming evidence" that toxic pollutants threaten the health of residents in Detroit and other Great Lakes cities, a watchdog group alleged Thursday. More...
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According to Michigan Sea Grant, loons, ring-billed gulls, grebes and red-breasted mergansers were among the 2,985 casualties of botulism, a neuromuscular disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulism, along a 12-mile stretch of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. More...
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Money allocated for energy efficiency, cleaner air, climate change and other issues has earned grudging applause from the major local environmental watchdog. More...
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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said Thursday that wind power and other forms of alternative energy could provide an important boost for Ohio's economy. More...
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The rivers, creeks and streams that carry water from the Maumee watershed to Lake Erie are once again turning into raging torrents, overrunning their banks and threatening homes and businesses. More...
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When conventional energy prices come down, alternative forms of energy have to be practical enough to be attractive. More...
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Could enough snowfall help raise low water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River for this years boating season? Some marina owners in the Thousand Islands are counting on Mother Nature while others are looking to dredge. More...
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The inaugural Michigan Pond Hockey Classic is expected to be attended by teams from as far away as St. Louis and Pittsburgh. More...
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A northern Chicago suburb has developed a coastal plan that may distinguish the community as having one of the most advanced coastal open space and protection strategies on the Great Lakes. Evanston's draft "consensus" Lakefront Corridor Master Plan represents the first time Evanston has sought a vision for its coast. More...