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Toxic chemical compounds used in common household detergents are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics. More...
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EDITORIAL: Congress must join fight against invasive species
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Effective federal legislation could help prevent the introduction of new invasive species and spare states the huge costs of monitoring and managing them. More... -
Farmers in northwest Ohio are planting native grass barriers to prevent polluted field runoff from entering drainage ditches and making its way into Lake Erie. More...
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Toledo's Port Authority approved plans for an ethanol plant along the Maumee River, a move that will create jobs and take advantage of Great Lakes shipping. More...
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Minnesota Waters envisions an engaged citizenry working to protect and restore Minnesotas irreplaceable natural assets - clean and healthy lakes and streams - for current and future generations. More...
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Many people have asked how they can help stem the tide of invasive species arriving in the ballast water of saltwater ships that are threatening to destroy the last vestiges of the native ecology of the Great Lakes. More...
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By the early 1970s the double-crested cormorant had almost been extirpated from the Great Lakes. According to Environment Canada, the number of nesting pairs on the Great Lakes went from approximately 900 in the early 1950s to 125 in 1973, virtually disappearing from Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. More...
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U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky on Wednesday said he had secured $2.6 million for lakeshore and other local projects. More...
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At its least, fishing is an excuse to spend some time out-doors, pursuing one of the earth's most noble creatures or dumbest, depending on who you talk to. At its greatest, it is The Hunt, the epitome of basic human-ness, the primal moment when your heart races and your palms feel greasy and you are reeling in hard. More...
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In a contentious vote, the state House on Wednesday narrowly approved bills that would allow docks at the end of roads that back into Michigan inland lakes. More...
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A local construction company is betting $20 million on a plan to turn water from the Welland Canal into electricity. More...
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More than 1400 drums were ordered by the Department of Defense to be dumped into Lake Superior just a few miles off the shore from Duluth. More...
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200 residents of tiny Pelee Island know they have a grape thing going More...
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All ships entering the Great Lakes would be required to treat their ballast water to kill invasive species starting in 2009 under a bill that passed a U.S. House Subcommittee on Tuesday. More...
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Gov. Jim Doyle will announce major land acquisitions across Wisconsin today, including expansions of the Brule River State Forest, the Mead Wildlife Area and the addition of natural areas to the Lower Wolf River. More...
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The Michigan DNR has new regulations aimed at slowing the spread of the deadly fish disease VHS, and clarified some of the earlier rules using public input. More...
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Officials confirmed that the emerald ash borer, a foreign beetle responsible for killing over 20 million ash trees in five states, has surfaced in Pennsylvania. More...
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Researchers looking for bloody red shrimp, an invasive species found last year in Muskegon Lake, found none in Ludington, but may have spotted them in Escanaba. More...
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Stretches of Lake Michigan beach are being closed and patrolled by volunteers to protect piping plover chicks, as the endangered birds begin to hatch. More...
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Cities using natural approaches, such as planting native water plants to reduce algae growth, have had success cleaning up their lakes and ponds. More...
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After a storm, farm fertilizers and pesticides can flow into waterways and contaminate reservoirs, but state and federal laws exclude farm runoff from clean-water protections. More...
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The Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy is a non-profit group founded in 1998 to help further environmental sustainability in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan through the promotion of conservation-based land use and ownership. More...
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Scientists have plans to study the decomposition of cladophora, a green algae that gathers along rocky shorelines in Lake Michigan and in Lake Ontario. More...
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Phragmites australis, an invasive reed species, first appeared on Ontario's Lake Huron beaches four years ago, and 70 feet of beach have been lost since then. More...
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The University of Wisconsin received $125 million to found the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, which will focus on improving the conversion of biomass to energy products. More...