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Killing gray wolves remains illegal in Michigan unless they pose a threat to human safety, even though they've been removed from the federal endangered list for the Great Lakes region. More...
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A Canadian environmentalist is accusing DTE Energy of depositing enough mercury in the St. Clair River to disturb fish habitats. More...
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We must continue to protect Michigan's most important natural resource. Time is of the essence. If we fail to act soon, the Great Lakes, and our future, will remain in peril. More...
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In a potential blow to Waukegan's revitalization efforts, a $4 million commitment toward the environmental cleanup of Waukegan Harbor has been cut from the proposed state budget. More...
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Though wind energy is generally touted as environmentally benign, a town along the shore of Lake Ontario is weighing concerns over disrupted views, dangers to migratory birds and noise. More...
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Hydrogen fuel cells have been billed as the next big thing for automakers in reducing vehicle emissions, but they may also be much cheaper and simpler to build as well. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw is busy clearing ice from ports to restart the Great Lakes shipping season, and now begins work on opening the Soo Locks. More...
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A frozen landscape of 15-foot high jagged sheets of ice, pushed up along the western shore of Lake St. Clair, is providing a rare spectacle for nearby residents and others. More...
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As ash trees are dying by the millions because of an infestation of a foreign bug, one town is using the salvaged wood to help build a library. More...
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With the U.S. federal government spending $3 trillion annually, $20 billion for restoring the Great Lakes is a reasonable cost for the cause. More...
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The owners of a hotel are apologizing for bulldozing 1.6 acres of Grand Traverse Bay wetlands, but want regulators to let stand 95 percent of their bulldozer's work. More...
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Testing will be conducted throughout Milwaukee County to determine the source of bacteria from human feces that is pouring into creeks, rivers and Lake Michigan, where families fish, swim, wade or search for tadpoles. More...
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued its first permits to shipping companies that agreed to meet ballast-water requirements. More...
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The emerald ash borer is moving toward Wisconsin, but the only plans to combat it are ones that have already failed in states infested with the insect. More...
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Gray wolves have been removed from the endangered list, which means landowners will be able to shoot the animals if they are in the act of killing livestock. More...
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A town near the shore of Lake Ontario is weighing the negatives of a proposed wind farm: disrupted views, dangers to migratory birds, and noise. More...
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A bipartisan proposal to fund Great Lakes restoration deserves lawmakers' support to preserve the important economic role the Great Lakes play. More...
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An environmental group opposes the plan to open the St. Lawrence Seaway on March 21, arguing that navigation and weather conditions are too dangerous. More...
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A Michigan lawmaker introduced a bill to regulate Great Lakes ballast water and has won the support of environmentalists eager to see action taken. More...
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Saginaw is considering a ban on phosphorus fertilizers to prevent the algae and muck that accumulate in Saginaw Bay as a result of the chemical runoff. More...
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The proposed bill to cut state fossil fuel emissions by 15 percent by 2015, 30 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050 moved forward despite debate. More...
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The Milwaukee River Basin Partnership is a voluntary coalition of businesses, non-profit groups, public agencies, educational institutions, organizations and individuals committed to restoring and sustaining the Milwaukee River Basin ecosystem. More...
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Undeterred by denials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) has called on the Corps to prove it has not given up on a new navigation lock at Sault Ste. Marie. More...
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Members of the village of Kalkaska's Downtown Development Authority hope to woo a water bottling plant to northern Michigan, though the move would almost certainly trigger strong opposition. More...
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Lawsuit blames power plants for mercury emissions into river
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A Canadian environmentalist has filed charges in an Ontario court against DTE Energy, alleging the utility's mercury emissions into the St. Clair River have been violating Canada's Fisheries Act for two years. More...