| Report downgrades Oak Creek bluff collapse damage | The bluff failure and landslide at the Oak Creek power plant sent less coal ash and dirt into Lake Michigan than was first... | |
| Odd trash from Chicago found in Muskegon State Park | Jim Plant has found some unusual things while cleaning up Lake Michigan beaches, and wondered how on earth they got there.On... | |
| Who will foot bill for cleaner water? | The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has developed a tentative long-range plan to reduce the algae-creating pollution... | |
| Erie fishery is at risk until algae dealt with | It was a godsend to see a photograph of a pair of fresh-caught Lake Erie walleyes, 9-pound and 10-pound giants, taken off... | |
| A SIMPLE SPLASH CAN MAKE YOU SICK | You don't have to swim in polluted waters to get sick from floating microorganisms, found a new study. Simply canoeing... | |
| Playing on Chicago River could make you sick | The Chicago River is largely toilet water, so it would stand to reason that playing in it could make you sick. But according... | |
| Toxic algae getting worse in Lake Erie | The costly toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie in August was the worst since the early 1960s, several scientists who studied it... | |
| 5 chemical threats to the Great Lakes | The Great Lakes have faced various threats for years, from industrial pollution to invasive species, but another challenge... | |
| Sources of toxic algae: farms, cities | Scientists know what causes the toxic blue-green algae that stain western Lake Erie every summer. | |
| Pharmaceuticals latest danger to Great Lakes | Asian carp, cormorants, exotic mussels, mitten crabs, ruffes, gobies, spiny water fleas, blue-green algae, gizzard shad,... | |
| Don't eat fish from certain St. Clair Shores canals, state advises | A “do not eat” advisory has been issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health this afternoon for fish... | |
| Fish tumors tell tale of Duluth harbor’s health | For bass anglers Matt Amos and Derek Lofald, the offer was too good to pass up: Go ahead and fish out of season. And there... | |
| Pollution monitors for Lake St. Clair, rivers may shut down | The nation’s most advanced drinking water monitoring system, stretching from Port Huron to Wyandotte, may be shut down... | |
| Boater Feedback Needed on New Clean Boating Act Management Practices | Help EPA develop new regulations to manage pollution in our nation's water. | |
| Feds probe chronic sewage overflows into lake, streams | Billed as an engineering marvel and national model, Chicago's Deep Tunnel was designed to protect Lake Michigan from... | |
| Cuyahoga River sediment is getting less toxic, possibly saving the region millions of dollars | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Preliminary tests show muck from the Cuyahoga River is getting cleaner, a development that might save the... | |
| Walker reins in water rules | Gov. Scott Walker's budget bill proposal would roll back regulations designed to protect waterways from weed-producing... | |
| Radiation in fracking fluid is a new concern | Wastewater from Marcellus Shale drilling may contain unhealthy concentrations of radioactivity, and federal officials,... | |
| Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers | The American landscape is dotted with hundreds of thousands of new wells and drilling rigs, as the country scrambles to tap... | |
| Wisconsin refinery using dangerous chemical, despite safer alternatives | A Wisconsin oil refinery that has been cited for numerous serious safety problems continues to use a dangerous chemical that... | |
| Power company holds off on cleaning up Chicago-area coal plants | The construction permits are in and the financing is ready to go, but some of the Chicago area's biggest sources of... | |
| Tar Sands Oil Boosts Pipeline Risks | An oil pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy Partners broke last summer. It spilled more than 800,000 gallons of crude oil into... | |
| Toxic algae in Lake Erie might also carry estrogenlike chemical | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Toxic algae -- already a summer plague of Lake Erie and hundreds of shallow inland lakes -- might be even... | |
| Windsor-Essex region urged to fight Great Lakes phosphorus pollution | The Essex region needs to double or triple efforts to reduce phosphorus pollution and algae blooms in Lake Erie, the area... | |
| Groups Worry about Federal Cuts to Program Combating Sewage Overflows | Advocacy groups for the Great Lakes are concerned about proposed federal budget cuts to programs that deal with sewage... | |
| Something’s Fishy in Lake Erie | When the warm months come around in Buffalo, many students take to the outdoors to enjoy the temperate weather while it... | |
| Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Shipments Disappoint Mayors | Representatives of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative say they are disappointed with the decision by the... | |
| Nautique launches electric boat | Nautique is introducing the Ski Nautique E, what it says is the industry's first high-performance 100 percent electric... | |
| Durbin, Kirk push end to dumping sewage in Great Lakes | In a display of bipartisanship, Illinois’ two U.S. senators — Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Dick Durbin... | |
| Wind showdown | Half a billion dollars of investment in renewable energy over the next two years could be at risk if Wisconsin lawmakers... | |
| Antidepressants found in fish | St. Lawrence River fish are loaded with antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, leading scientists to wonder if the "happy... | |
| Hearing on pesticides in Lake Erie basin is set | State officials are to hold a public hearing Thursday in Columbus that could affect how large-parcel landowners in the Lake... | |
| Illinois congressional delegation to partner to clean up Great Lakes | SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' two U.S. senators and a couple of congressmen are pledging to rid pollution in... | |
| Chromium found in NWI | The cancer-causing chemical made famous in the movie "Erin Brockovich" is finding its way into drinking water in... | |
| Great Lakes Bay Region residents hope EPA, Dow offer relocation in dioxin issue | KOCHVILLE TWP. -- Some Great Lakes Bay Region residents expressed dissatisfaction with the EPA's dioxin cleanup plan for... | |
| Whales Burp Plastic in the Great Lakes | Just what the Great Lakes needs, more aquatic invasives. We're worrying about Asian carp and now we have whales? Whales... | |
| Oil Spill's Effect on Turtles and Toads | Crews are still out on the Kalamazoo River cleaning up oil from last summer’s spill. This is the Environment Report. I... | |
| Tainted soil found along the KK river | A contractor working on a Kinnickinnic River flood control project between S. 6th St. and I-94 has encountered two areas of... | |
| Environmental summit takes aim at water waste | The best way to make the best use of water is pretty simple: cut down on what drains senselessly away, and do it one drop at... | |
| Gov. Ted Strickland to sign lease option with Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. | COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is giving a green light to the proposal to put wind turbines in Lake Erie. In his last official... | |
| Feinberg Strikes Deals to Settle Oil Spill Claims | The administrator of BP Plc's $20 billion compensation fund has paid $43 million to residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast who... | |
| Enbridge says more oil spilled in Kalamazoo River than it previously estimated | Enbridge Energy Partners LP has increased its estimate of the amount of oil that was spilled from a ruptured pipe near... | |
| Fertilizers with Phosphorous Banned in Michigan | Michigan's new restrictions on phosphorus in lawn fertilizer will help protect lakes and streams without sacrificing... | |
| Michigan considers chemical disclosure rules for fracking | State regulators are considering a request by environmental groups that Michigan require natural gas production companies to... | |
| Wis. proposes relaxing Great Lakes ballast regs | Wisconsin water officials have proposed revising ballast water regulations for ocean-going ships on the Great Lakes. The... | |
| Lawsuit seeks to block E15 | The National Marine Manufacturers Association and several other groups today filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the... | |
| Groups seek more time on proposed E15 rules | A diverse group of 24 organizations, including those representing the marine industry, this week asked the Environmental... | |
| Ottawa River Contaminated Sediment Removal Complete | TOLEDO - Federal and Ohio state agencies, the City of Toledo and a consortium of corporations jointly announced today that... | |
| Around-the-clock oil spill cleanup continues despite snow | Work to clean an oil spill at Little Rouge Creek continues despite Monday’s heavy snowfall, Ontario’s... | |
| Sprawl, climate change, carp control hinder Chicago sewer overflow solution | When more than two inches of rain falls in the Chicago area, the deluge flowing into storm sewers mixes with the wastewater... |
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