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The snow and bitter cold are transforming the Lake Erie shoreline at Presque Isle, Penn. with ice dunes quickly forming. More...
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Lonely Planet has named Duluth, Minn. a Top Ten U.S. Destination for 2015. More...
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Ohio's lawmakers are taking their first step toward slowing the spread of algae in Lake Erie since a toxin contaminated the drinking water for more than 400,000 people. More...
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The Center for Great Lakes Literacy, Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency invite 4th-12th grade teachers and non-formal educators to apply for a week-long workshop, and work side-by-side with scientists, on the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian. More...
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Preparations for Great Lakes mayors and officials to gather in Sarnia-Lambton, Ont. this June are picking up speed. More...
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The freighter American Integrity became the first ship of the season to enter winter layup in the Port of Duluth-Superior when it sailed into town Wednesday, coated in ice. More...
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A study published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology found that Lake Erie's woes weren't bad luck; they were a result of weather patterns altered by climate change. More...
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The N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation today said it is continuing to study reports of dead and erratic-acting steelhead in the Salmon River and other Lake Ontario tributaries, noting a "nutritional deficiency" is most likely the cause. More...
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A representative from The Nature Conservancy supports a new water levels management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. More...
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Farmers, more than most other people, are concerned about the quality of our soil and water. So it's a wonder that we didn't pick up earlier on the downstream effects of some of our practices. More...
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While phosphorus-laden fertilizer runoff from farms played a part in Lake Erie's 2012 deadzone, weather conditions including drought and low flows from tributary rivers and streams were even more influential. More...
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Last winter's deep freeze that slowed Great Lakes shipping to a crawl caused $705 million in economic losses and highlighted the need to bolster the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaking fleet, a trade association said Tuesday. More...
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Officials plan to petition the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to have the McLouth Steel site on the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River added to the National Priorities List. More...
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For many in Wisconsin, winter starts when the Madeline Island Ferry calls it a season because of ice on Lake Superior between the island and Bayfield, Wis. More...
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Photographers have been having a field day along the lakefront and Chicago River, capturing images of the swirling mist over the water, known as sea smoke or frost smoke. More...
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U.S. EPA's Estuary Data Mapper application is highlighted in a recent post on EPA's science blog, "It All Starts with Science." The mapper provides a fast, easy way for researchers to zoom into a specific estuary of interest and find current, available data for that system. More...
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In Minnesota, MinnAqua, a state aquatic resources and fishing education program, has won a national award for teaching youth about their natural environment through fishing. More...
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Water levels on the middle Great Lakes stayed on the high side to close out 2014, with the expectation it will stay that way through to the late spring. More...
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A state court has denied the latest challenges to the dry docks constructed by Maid of the Mist at the former Schoelkopf Power Plant along the Niagara River, N.Y. More...
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Healthy shorelines have been undermined by eliminating the natural water fluctuation that keeps coastlines strong but Lake Ontario is not doomed. The solution, recommended for immediate adoption by the International Joint Commission, is aptly named Plan 2014. More...
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Icy water conditions developing in the western Great Lakes has caused the U.S. Coast Guard to launch icebreaking operations. More...
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GLIN's January Site of the Month is the 2015 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C. Events will take place Feb 24-26, and feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. More...
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In Oak Creek, Mich., in the Lake Michigan waters, the diabetes drug metformin was the most common personal care product found by researchers and the levels were so high that the drug could be disrupting the endocrine systems of fish. More...
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The Great Lakes basin supplies breweries with some of the freshest water in the country, but if brewers like what they taste, some experts suggest they make some changes in how they use that water. More...
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Icy water conditions developing in the western Great Lakes has caused the U.S. Coast Guard to launch icebreaking operations. More...