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When it comes to water, the 2008 presidential candidates are remarkably parched for words, even though water issues are looming ever-larger in the upcoming campaign. More...
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It would be bad for Michigan and bad for the Great Lakes were state lawmakers to ratify Annex 2001 in order to placate the other Great Lakes states or because of speculation regarding the durability of current law. More...
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After two years of negotiations between the state and five Michigan tribes, a consent decree acknowledging native rights to hunt and fish within property defined by an 1837 treaty was signed this week. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the western Great Lakes gray wolf from the endangered species list, although some biologists say hybridization has already caused it to disappear. More...
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What began as a plan to put together a simple documentary on Michigan history has turned into an investigation of what happened to the sunken Edmund Fitzgerald. More...
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An energy diversification bill passed by the Ohio Senate on Halloween is masquerading as some sort of breakthrough on alternative energy. More...
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Soil that formerly clogged shipping and recreational channels in the Illinois River is being put to good use as cover for landfills, creating parrks and other applications. More...
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After two years of closed negotiation between the state and five Michigan Indian Tribes, a consent decree acknowledging inland rights to hunt and fish within property defined by an 1837 treaty was signed this week by U.S. District Judge Richard Alan Enslen. More...
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Amid much fanfare this year, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service removed the western Great Lakes gray wolf from the endangered species list. But the victory celebration was premature, according to two evolutionary biologists. More...
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What began as a plan to put together a simple documentary on Michigan history has turned into an investigation into the sunken Edmund Fitzgerald. More...
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A lot of Ohio's hopes are pinned on the development of alternative energy. Where's the incentive to create jobs here if higher electric rates prevail, especially if there's not a stronger commitment to alternative energy? More...
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Some of the best soil in the world washes into the Illinois River every day, where it clogs shipping and recreational channels. Scientists have found a way to dredge river mud onto barges, then take it where it's needed to cover a landfill or create a park. More...
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When it comes to water, the 2008 presidential candidates are remarkably parched for words. More...
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It would be bad for Michigan and bad for the Great Lakes were Michigan lawmakers to ratify Annex 2001 in order to placate the other Great Lakes states or because of speculation regarding the legal status of WRDA. More...
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The result of testing conducted on a small group of residents of Port Hope has found contamination by uranium of military or industrial origin. More...
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Large-scale factory farms are economically efficient, but concentrating so many animals in a single place can create significant water pollution problems if wastes are not handled properly. More...
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A Q&A with Jerry Mast, a political science professor at Carthage College, about the Great Lakes' ecosystem and the dangers of invasive species. More...
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Whoever first said that history repeats itself could well have been talking about November weather on the Great Lakes. More...
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Stakeholders from 14 pollution hot spots in the Great Lakes got a preview of what could become a hot topic in the 2008 presidential race -- preservation of the Great Lakes water supply. More...
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How did otherwise environmentally conscientious consumers end up paying $2.50 for tap water from a plastic bottle that ends up getting thrown in a landfill? More...
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Canadian Environment Minister John Baird has said he wants the data on mine tailings and waste rock made public, after three environmental advocacy groups accused him of allowing the mining industry to conceal some of the pollution it generates. More...
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Thirty-five years after passage of the landmark Clean Water Act, many large facilities continue to discharge more pollutants than their permits allow, many of them repeat offenders who face little to no punishment. More...
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Lake Ontario's zebra and quagga mussels appear to be behind the surge of seaweed that has shut down a nuclear power plant three times in the past two months. More...
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The humble name given to "prairie potholes" -- the ponds, wetlands and small lakes dimpling Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas -- belies the mounting concerns in Minnesota and nationally about their disappearance from the landscape. More...
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Lake Ontario United is an online community of professional and amateur fishers, charter captains, environmentalists, hunters, outdoor enthusiasts and others who are all interested in helping preserve and make our lakes as rich and enjoyable for future generations as they are today. More...