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A study by a Stanford University professor says every state in the U.S. could get 100% of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050. In Michigan, most of that power would come from the state's most abundant renewable resource: wind.
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The Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge which connects Irondequoit and Webster, N.Y., at the north end of Irondequoit Bay, opened to traffic and will remain opened through April 1. It is disconnected during the summer to allow boats to travel from the bay onto Lake Ontario.
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A proposal to construct a zip line ride above the Erie Canal in Lockport, N.Y., here has yet to be approved by the state Canal Corp. Three platforms could be erected on the canal banks near the ticket office for the Lockport Cave underground boat ride.
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The GLIN November Site of the Month is the newly redesigned Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) website! MiCorps assists the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources management and protection programs.
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The GLIN November Site of the Month is the newly redesigned Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) website! MiCorps assists the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in collecting and sharing water quality data for use in water resources management and protection programs.
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Tiny bits of plastic known as microbeads are emerging as one of the more troubling forms of pollution in the Great Lakes, especially Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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Many shipwrecks scattered along America's coasts are thought to be holding oil and certainly will start leaking someday as corrosion eats away at their tanks. Of those identified as serious pollution threats to U.S. waters, five are in the Great Lakes.
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In the 1970s, Lake Erie suffered from too much phosphorous, the resulting green slicks of algae putting the ecosystem at risk. Fortunately, governments rallied, and sent phosphorous levels into retreat. Now the problem is back in a slightly altered yet similarly dangerous form.
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The town of Brant, N.Y., has an opportunity to purchase undeveloped property along Lake Erie to create a new town beach. The land's present owner wants to sell the 50-acre lot, but not to developers.
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Ships that have gone down in waters across New York spanning a 200 year period are detailed in The Great Shipwrecks Exhibit on display now at The Lake Erie Seaway Trail Center.
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The 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald has sparked a new exhibit at the Michigan State University Museum: "Iron Hulls and Turbulent Waters," as well as exhibits and events at other museums across the state and in neighboring Ohio.
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A development project 10 years in the making is picking up steam in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. When completed, the Door County Maritime Museum will offer visitors an experience they haven't seen before.
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The Michigan-based firm hired last summer to study redevelopment concepts for the Waukegan lakefront, in Ill., is scheduled to host a third and final public meeting to "present a range of lakefront recommendations for review and discussion."
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A national effort is taking place this Halloween to build at least 5,000 new bat houses across the U.S. and Canada and increase the number of roosting spots for bats. The event is part of Bat Week, an awareness week created by the U.S. Forest Service and Bat Conservation International.
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DTE Energy Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant toward the construction of a school ship dock and world-class fishing pier at the Refuge Gateway. The Gateway is the future site of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Michigan.
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The Lake Huron Partnership is holding a two-day meeting, Nov. 4-5, that will bring together scientists, resource managers, and interested members of the public from the United States and Canada to discuss the current science and status of Lake Huron, including the St. Marys River.
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DTE Energy Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant toward the construction of a school ship dock and world-class fishing pier at the Refuge Gateway, which is the future site of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, situated In Michigan.
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Four years after launching a $3 billion project, in Cleaveland, Ohio, to capture and clean sewage before it flowed into Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River, incremental progress is being measured in vital, but minuscule, clean water indicators.
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Entrance and camping fees are increasing next year at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Traverse City. Mich., to help fund maintenance and upgrades.
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Walleye fishing in Lake Erie is expected to be especially good for the next three to five years, officials at the Ohio Department of National Resources said.
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A pair of shipping companies avoided serious consequences stemming from the double tug boat sinkings in the St. Lawrence River last June. The Lac Manitoba and LCM 131 were victimized by the strong river current that swirls around the in-water bridge pillars.
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The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is preparing to build a 106-slip marina across from its tribal administration building on M-22. The tribe received approval from Michigan DEQ for the marina, but was denied a request for a ferry dock.
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Current and aspiring local scientists will share their research at the Rochester Academy of Science's 42nd annual Scientific Paper Session at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, N.Y.
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This week, the National Wildlife Federation announced a new Michigan film tour with documentary filmmaker Spencer Chumbley, whose film "Oil & Water" highlights the threat oil pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac pose to the Great Lakes.
Montreal's sewage dump plan on hold for at least another week
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The City of Montreal, Quèbec will not be able to dump wastewater into the St. Lawrence River at least not for another week. The outgoing federal environment minister has signed a new ministerial order forbidding the city the right to dump the sewage until Nov. 9.
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