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  1. Wisconsin's largest source of mercury pollution is changing their manufacturing technology in a move that will reduce state mercury emissions by 28%. More...
  2. Nursery owners claim a Michigan list banning invasive plants was compiled with little scientific evidence of the plants' harmful impact on the ecosystem. More...
  3. As ocean vessels are targeted for bringing invasive species into the Great Lakes, studies are showing that these vessels may not be an economic asset after all. More...
  4. When the International Joint Commission assembled participants for a lake-level study, Great Lakes boaters, who pump $16 billion into the economy, were left out. More...
  5. A study has shown that two common types of bacteria may occur naturally in beach sand and be responsible for some high bacteria levels causing beach closings. More...
  6. An Ohio EPA study of replacement wetlands shows a high percentage of poor quality projects which lack the primary useful properties of wetlands. More...
  7. The dangerous invasive Asian carp has been found only 45 miles from Lake Michigan and officials fear their entry into the Great Lakes is almost a certainty. More...
  8. Advisories meant to keep people safe from contaminated fish are often ignored by anglers who underestimate the impact of lake pollution on fish. More...
  9. Indiana's approval of the BP Whiting refinery to increase the pollution they dump into Lake Michigan is undoing years of conservation by Indiana sportsmen. More...
  10. After the copper miners left Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, Congress established it as a national park, where visitors can view the relics of industry alongside nature. More...
  11. Discovery of a dead bighead carp, one of the Asian carp species, in Indiana's Lake George has officials worried that the invasive fish may have arrived. More...
  12. Michigan lawmakers are pushing Congress to proceed on water ballast treatment legislation, which would help prevent invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. More...
  13. Symptoms of VHS are more likely when water temperatures are below 60 degrees, so officials must wait to detect further spread of the virus. More...
  14. Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm have decided to clamp controls on the state's growing number of double-breasted cormorants, a federally protected bird they believe is consuming too many Great Lakes fish. More...
  15. Environmental organizations that urged the Senate to delay ballast water treatment legislation are gambling that better regulations can be made. More...
  16. Recent rainfall has resulted in overflows of sewage into Lake Erie, raising the bacteria levels at local beaches and causing swimming advisories. More...
  17. A Michigan man will attempt to paddle a surfboard across Lake Michigan to raise money for cancer research and to increase awareness of the Great Lakes' surf culture. More...
  18. Removing the hundreds of obsolete dams on Michigan rivers could eliminate safety hazards and reconnect the ecosystem of streams to the Great Lakes. More...
  19. Six tall ships will gather in Kenosha for a four-day Days of Discovery festival featuring opporunities to teach kids about maritime history and culture. More...
  20. Ohio's Lake Erie beaches last year posed the greatest health threat to swimmers of all the beaches in the country, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council. More...
  21. A new wave of nuclear power plants may be coming to address the United State's growing energy needs at a time of heightened concerns over global warming. More...
  22. A once-proud Great Lakes luxury ferry is headed to Turkey, but it's not clear whether its final destination is the scrap yard or conversion into a casino. More...
  23. With water bidding strongly to usurp oil as the fluid of contention for the 21st-century world, it is no small irony that the two are having a hard time mixing at the far northwest end of Indiana. More...
  24. Officials of a township along Lake Huron intend to fight a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality lawsuit that would require them to construct a sewer system to keep home septic systems from spilling into the lake's tributaries. More...
  25. About 12 metro Detroit youths are spending part of their summer aboard the research vessel Pride of Michigan, learning seamanship and scuba diving through the Sea Cadets' Great Lakes division. More...
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