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  1. The Great Lakes Center, one of three in the United States, focuses on understanding the interrelationships between the Great Lakes ecosystem, water quality and human health. More...
  2. The Detroit River was once among the most polluted areas of the Great Lakes. But a new report assembled by a U.S. and Canadian team shows the health of the river has improved dramatically. More...
  3. The level of Lake Superior is inching closer to normal thanks to slower-than usual-monthly declines this winter. More...
  4. A quarantine zone was enlarged again Monday in the struggle to contain the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that is decimating ash trees in Michigan and several other states. More...
  5. The eight Great Lakes states need to approve the compact, as do the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It then will go to the U.S. Congress where it needs approval as an international accord. More...
  6. These days, winter seems to come and go in Michigan, with cold spells followed by rapid thaws that melt snow and make ice fishing dangerous, if not impossible. More...
  7. 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...
  8. Dead birds on Lake Michigan shorelines indicate a serious problem in the water, and both researchers and northern Michigan residents are taking an interest. More...
  9. Wisconsin farmers are used to hard work and hard times, but now some are making a little easy money off their land by cashing in on growing environmental awareness and selling carbon credits to big corporations. More...
  10. 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 United States Geological Survey. More...
  11. The Aquarium of Niagara will receive a much-needed grant of $300,000 to develop new displays and exhibits. More...
  12. The Great Lakes, the region's greatest natural resource and the backbone of its economy, take a beating from these on-again, off-again winters. More...
  13. The United States Department of Energy is pulling the plug on a state-of-the-art Illinois power plant intended to demonstrate how coal could be burned cleanly. More...
  14. Continued exposure to chemicals banned for decades does not appear to be affecting the reproductive success of black-crowned night-herons nesting in the wetlands of southeast Chicago. More...
  15. Researchers say as many as 8,000 waterfowl may have died of type E botulism along Lake Michigan's northeast shore last fall, the second such die-off in two years. More...
  16. The Great Lakes, the region's greatest natural resource and the backbone of its economy, take a beating from these on-again, off-again winters. More...
  17. About 450 people recently took the plunge into the icy waters of Lake Superior to raise money for Special Olympics. More...
  18. While Wisconsin is suspending much of its fish planting program because of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, Michigan doesn't plan to halt stocking this year. More...
  19. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials say scientists will get a better handle on how to manage the muck in Sagnaw Bay after studies this year to map phosphorus inputs and examine existing levels. More...
  20. Ratifying the Great Lakes Compact will establish a standard to ensure that Great Lakes waters remain locally controlled and continue to benefit people, property and businesses within the region. More...
  21. Advocates for the Root River are concerned about possible impacts on the waterway if it is used to return Waukesha waste water to Lake Michigan under the terms of the pending Great Lakes Compact. More...
  22. The United States Department of Energy is pulling the plug on a state-of-the-art Illinois power plant intended to demonstrate how coal could be burned cleanly More...
  23. A test project at a fruit juice plant in Erie, Pa. is producing energy from the sugar residue in millions of gallons of wastewater. More...
  24. Lake Ontario warms up and cools down at its own pace, shaping the character of the Rochester area and providing important recreational and agricultural opportunities. More...
  25. Water is increasingly being bought, sold and controlled by private corporations, a trend that undercuts national sovereignty and human rights, according to the national chair of the Council of Canadians. More...
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