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At the recent Great Lakes governor's "Leadership Summit" in Quèbec, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Ohio Gov. John Kasich agreed to commit to a 40 per cent reduction in phosphorous that runs off to Lake Erie More...
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Dangerous swimming conditions developing along Lake Michigan
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With a cold front approaching with a change in wind direction, beach hazards advisories are going up along the Lake Michigan shoreline. More... -
It appears round gobies, an invasive fish species, have finally taken hold big-time in Oneida Lake, according to one local angler. More...
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Salvage operations on the two boats that sank in the St. Lawrence River on June 22 are planned to start on Tuesday. More...
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State agriculture and environmental leaders have made a number of changes to attack toxic algae in western Lake Erie, most notably prohibiting farmers in northwestern Ohio from spreading manure on frozen and rain-soaked fields and requiring training before they can use commercial fertilizers. More...
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A major fundraiser for the Society is their annual Toledo Lighthouse Waterfront Festival, held this year on July 11-12 at Maumee Bay State Park. More...
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Trying to predict the next storms, researchers at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University has started using rugged mobile technology to track and predict dangerous currents. More...
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Salvage operations on the two boats that sank in the St. Lawrence River on June 22 are planned to start on Tuesday. More...
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Buffalo's La Salle Park is slated for a $1.2 million reconstruction job, although not everyone is totally pleased with the proposed plan. More...
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Projects in and around the Lake Erie shoreline selected for the second round of funding under the Region's lakefront enhancement incentive program are expected to improve public access to the waterfront, reduce conflicts between beach-goers and private property owners, make the waterfront more attractive and target invasive plant species. More...
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation on Wednesday that bans manufacturers from using tiny plastic beads in products after studies showed they are turning up in the Great Lakes and other waterways. More...
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Local and federal officials officially kicked off a $3.2 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lake Michigan Waterfront Portage Park project aimed at restoring another 69 acres of industrial land back to its native habitat. More...
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Squeezed between invasive quagga and zebra mussels competing for food at the bottom of the food web and ravenous salmon at the top, alewives are quickly disappearing from Lake Michigan. More...
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An estimated 24 billion gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater are dumped into the Great Lakes every year, threatening our health, environment and economy. More...
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GLIN's Great Lakes Regional Calendar of Events is updated regularly with information on upcoming Great Lakes conferences, annual meetings, events and more. To publicize an event that is relevant to Great Lakes stakeholders, simply fill out the easy online form! More...
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To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algae development in Lake Erie, the U.S. and Canada have committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to develop revised binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. More...
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Proposed Lake Erie marine sanctuary passes Erie city council
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A proposed national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie is now one step closer to becoming reality. More... -
The Canadian government has officially placed about half of its Lake Superior waters and much of its shoreline under its highest level of federal protection. More...
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The Point Clark Lighthouse and Museum has reopened after almost five years of restoration and will offer daily tours until Labour Day. More...
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In the latest round in the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has announced the strategy to keep the invasive fish at bay over the next two years. More...
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Extreme heat alerts, extreme cold alerts, smog days and storm warnings: The government issues all kinds of notices about conditions that can affect your health, but an environmental charity wants to add one more to the list. More...
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In the highest-level step toward ridding Lake Erie of toxic algae and a low-oxygen dead zone, a binational committee Thursday proposed the first new phosphorus reduction targets for the lake in 32 years. More...
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In the latest round in the fight to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has announced the strategy to keep the invasive fish at bay over the next two years. More...
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The Great Lakes Petroleum Pipeline Task Force, a high-level state panel, is poised to release a long-awaited report on the safety of Line 5, a 62-year-old pipeline that transports up to 540,000 barrels of oil a day across a deep, 8-kilometer-wide (5-mile-wide) strait at the top of Lake Michigan. More...
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One of the wettest Junes on record has dumped some of the largest loads of phosphorus ever recorded into the Maumee River, raising the prospect of another huge toxic algae bloom this summer in Lake Erie's western basin. More...