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Dr. Matthew Keifer, a member of the International Joint Commission's Health Professionals Advisory Board, says social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are some of the first places people turn when they want to share and find information on public health topics like water quality. More...
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Michigan is a leader in clean energy patents and energy entrepreneurship, but issues with water quality and an expiring renewable energy mandate have some parties worried if Michigan's current energy portfolio is sustainable. More...
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More than 20 members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative from across Ontario are pressing for action on toxic algae in Lake Erie and Asian carp in Lake Ontario. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, Mich., recently took over the U.S. Coast Guard's Instagram account to share photos from their flights over the Great Lakes region. More...
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The public is becoming more aware that seemingly insignificant practices can have an outsize impact on the environment. When possible, those practices must end, to be replaced by new standards that recognize the obligation to protect our water. More...
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The new port in Rochester, N.Y., is expected to open next year after the excavation portion of the project is completed. More...
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Sarnia's mayor is among an international array of speakers gathering in Toronto, Ont., trying to bring the subject of a controversial storage proposal for nuclear waste back into the spotlight, as the Canadian federal election campaign enters its final weeks. More...
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In Michigan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering $8 million through the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to help a project team demolish the obsolete Boardman Dam on the Boardman River. More...
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Michigan and Ohio's U.S. senators sent a letter to NASA's head administrator asking him to continue supporting flights being flown over Lake Erie to monitor for harmful algae blooms. More...
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In Montreal, Quèbec, Mayor Denis Coderre is shrugging off federal concerns about the city's plan to to dump eight billion litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River, saying he's confident that it's the best option. More...
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In New York, a new vantage point offering spectacular views of the Niagara River and Peace Bridge is taking shape following the weekend installation of a new pedestrian bridge over the Niagara Thruway and CSX railroad. More...
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Environment Canada says it cannot authorize the sewage dump Montreal is planning to carry out, but won't say whether it has the power to stop the plan from going forward. More...
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that the parking lot and ramp at the Union Bay boating access site at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will be closed beginning Monday for a boating access replacement project, which is expected to extend into next spring. More...
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It's only legal to surf at four beaches in Chicago -- 57th St. Beach, Montrose Beach, Rainbow Beach and Osterman Beach, and they only became legal to surf at in 2009, which makes it understandable that surfers want to keep their locations secret. More...
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Lately, these sleeping giants are being re-awakened, not as off-limits industrial workhorses but places to eat, drink and play for a public eager to literally touch the city's past. More...
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Lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes are slowly making a comeback to the excitement of fisheries biologists like Dr. Dimitry Gorsky of the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. More...
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This year's fishing season had its own set of challenges - a balancing act between weather and food supply has gone off-kilter - with fewer salmon as a consequence. More...
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A $1.2 million federal grant to The College at Brockport will fund continued monitoring of the crucial wetlands along the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie shorelines. More...
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"Clean Sweep," a voluntary trash pickup effort taking place along Eighteenmile Creek in Newfane on Saturday, will not change the creek's status as a Great Lakes Area of Concern or a U.S. Superfund-listed water body in need of remediation, but it will help. More...
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Lake trout have declined in Lake Superior in the last several years. In 2014, the state took emergency action to limit trout harvests for sports fishermen. Officials have been seeking feedback from anglers on new proposed limits to help lake trout recover. More...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration said it is considering reconnecting Flint, Mich., to Detroit's water system because of problems with lead and water quality. More...
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The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $10 million grant to Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant for monitoring coastal wetlands around the Great Lakes basin over the next five years. More...
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this year's fishing season had its own set of challenges - a balancing act between weather and food supply has gone off-kilter - with fewer salmon as a consequence. More...
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A $1.2 million federal grant to The College at Brockport will fund continued monitoring of the crucial wetlands along the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie shorelines. More...
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"Clean Sweep," a voluntary trash pickup effort taking place along Eighteenmile Creek in Newfane on Saturday, will not change the creek's status as a Great Lakes Area of Concern or a U.S. Superfund-listed water body in need of remediation, but it will help. More...