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  1. BP projects it will release 1.5 million to 2 million tons more carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas -- after its Whiting expansion is complete in 2011. More...
  2. Cleaning up the Great Lakes wouldn't just help the environment. It would also be good for the economy. More...
  3. Lake Michigan anglers can expect to catch fewer chinook salmon this summer, and those that are caught likely will be smaller. More...
  4. Snow every four to six days might seem like drudgery now, but imagine what all this snow is going to do for Lake Michigan. More...
  5. As Michigan moves to energize its economy, the wind and sun might help power a transformation. More...
  6. A partnership between politics and science in an effort to clean up Canadian waters is gaining momentum in the new session of Parliament. More...
  7. More good news for Buffalo's misused waterfront: The Coast Guard is figuring out how to give back to the public two-thirds of the 30-acre site it occupies at the mouth of the Buffalo River. The idea will benefit the public, the Coast Guard and, ultimately, the region. More...
  8. Indiana is close to joining an eight-state agreement to protect the Great Lakes water supply More...
  9. The economy and environment of the Great Lakes region would suffer under President Bush's 2009 budget request, two groups said Wednesday. More...
  10. The SLP aims to contribute to a sustainable development that promotes ecological integrity, environmentally responsible economic activities, community commitment and informed, concerted and integrated governance of the St. Lawrence. More...
  11. The much-anticipated draft air permits for BP's $3.8 billion project to process Canadian heavy crude at its Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan has been released to the public after months of agency review. More...
  12. Funds for dredging Great Lakes harbors and channels would be cut by more than one-third under the Bush Administration's proposed budget for FY2009. More...
  13. More than two years since signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, 32 Minnesota cities are having a hard time figuring out the size of their carbon footprint. More...
  14. Believing the benefits outweigh the costs, Michigan City will seek to acquire its iconic lighthouse from the federal government, perhaps shoring up the future of the historic Lake Michigan landmark. More...
  15. The recent lifting of Ontario's offshore wind farm moratorium is just what the wind-farm industry needs to promote further construction, according to a West Coast wind development firm. More...
  16. The Shedd Aquarium Oceanarium will be closed for several months, starting in September, as the lakefront facility undergoes what is being described as a major renovation. More...
  17. Ohio's small streams and tributaries are slowly becoming clean and healthy again, but despite increased efforts state officials do not expect to meet an ambitious cleanup goal set by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. More...
  18. Few families have a deeper knowledge of Lake Superior than the Noricks, who are marking their 110th year in the commercial diving business in 2008. More...
  19. The private label bottled water Grand Rapids officials have proudly handed out at public events for nearly five years appears to be on the way out as city commissioners become aware of the environmental footprint those plastic bottles carry. More...
  20. A complex new ``water-withdrawal assessment tool'' designed to allow business and agriculture to use all the water they need, as long as it doesn't harm the resource, is at the heart of the Michigan Senate's proposed rules to govern large-scale water withdrawals. More...
  21. It's crucial that the Compact go before the U.S. Congress prior to the 2010 census, when the Great Lakes basin could lose congressional representation because of a shift in national population. More...
  22. These days, winter seems to come and go, with cold spells followed by rapid thaws that melt snow and make ice fishing dangerous, if not impossible. More...
  23. When it comes to funding, public attention paid to the Department of Environmental Quality pales in comparison to the attention given the Department of Natural Resources, but that doesn't mean all is well with the state's environmental agency. More...
  24. Indiana is among a group of states considered the worst contributors to a nearly 8,000 square mile patch in the Gulf of Mexico that is inhospitable to marine life, according to research by the U.S. Geological Survey. More...
  25. The city of Montreal has a new $200 million project to disinfect its wastewater. More...
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