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Lake Huron is in a fog, part of a gloomy cycle that's pushing water levels to record lows, scientists say. More...
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A local wetland reed that traces its roots through the Mississippi Delta to Europe has received its eviction notice, in the form of $500,000. More...
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An unprecedented movement of steel coils by barge within the Great Lakes could boost the Cleveland port and area industries, officials say. More...
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Officials of Palisades nuclear power plant have narrowed the possible sources of a leak that has contaminated a monitoring well with the radioactive substance tritium. More...
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Shoaling that has apparently been worsening in Muskegon's outer harbor denied passage to yet another lake freighter Tuesday night. More...
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The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellow will work with members of the Great Lakes' science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. The length of assignment is for one year and is nonrenewable. Deadline: Feb. 29, 2008. More...
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Even if money could be raised to clean up the Kalamazoo River harbor, it likely won't come in time to help the local tourism-based communities that depend on a navigable harbor. More...
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Seven years ago, a Muskegon-based group called the West Michigan Artificial Reef Society acquired a 60-foot research vessel, the Cisco, and planned to sink it in Lake Michigan. But state officials stopped the effort. More...
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The Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway will pay an $80,770 civil penalty for violations of Minnesota storage tank and hazardous waste laws. More...
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The Department of Natural Resources has made a guide available to help Michigan citizens control a fast spreading invasive plant. More...
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It's time for Michigan's leaders to put old-fashioned, dirty, global-warming coal power aside and point the state to a new, clean, jobs-rich future that protects the Great Lakes. More...
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We Energies is taking two routes to counter a decision which could turn off the cooling system for its new coal-fired electric generating plants in Oak Creek: petitioning in circuit court to reverse the decision of an administrative law judge, and preparing an application to modify the water pollution permit. More...
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Madison's lakes could be going on a low-salt diet in the near future, thanks to proposed changes in how the county highway department uses and applies ice-melting salt on area roads. More...
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Minnesota Senator Mary Olson is meeting with residents and professionals to discuss her Star Lake proposal, an initiative to enhance and maintain the state's water bodies. More...
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Overly-industrious beavers are gnawing their way through mature trees that line the waterfront in Ashbridge's Bay Park. More...
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The new Lockwood Pioneer Scuba Diving Museum contains many scuba treasures, including remnants of two century-old shipwrecks from Lake Michigan. More...
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Cuyahoga County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $1 million contract to study whether winds off of Lake Erie can provide Northeast Ohio with power and jobs. More...
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says that Ontario Power Generation's proposal to build a new nuclear power station at its Darlington site should be subjected to a review by an environmental assessment panel. More...
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Work will begin this spring on an $8.9 million, 20-mile series of trails through Millennium Park that will connect to Kent Trails and eventually to paths that would stretch to Lake Michigan, organizers planned to announce today More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cut off cleanup talks with Dow Chemical Co. over decades-old dioxin and furan contamination in the Tittabawassee River system. More...
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The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact is one more weapon needed to protect not only Lake Erie water, but also the entire Great Lakes water supply. More...
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Recent changes to Michigan brownfield laws may awaken sleeping giants in Essexville and other smaller communities. More...
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Dock owners and shipping analysts say a poor economy and low water levels are to blame for a decline in Saginaw River shipping traffic for the third consecutive year. More...
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Though exact numbers are unknown, more eagles are nesting in Illinois and making a permanent home in the state. More...
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The Wisconsin Legislature needs to move quickly this year to approve implementing legislation for the Great Lakes Compact. More...