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Water district given $1.4 million |
The Jefferson County trail system, stream bank restoration and agricultural nutrient management on five farms will receive... |
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RDA approves funds for shoreline project |
The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority voted to approve $1.5 million in matching funds toward a federal grant... |
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Government of Canada announces Funding for Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Projects |
Newmarket, ON - On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Lois Brown, Member of... |
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Floodplain land purchase along Little Menomonee River OK'd |
More than 50 acres of floodplain along the Little Menomonee River in Mequon will be preserved as open space to store spring... |
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Port Hope marina not so far away |
Port Hope, MI -- The redevelopment of Port Hope's East Beach, to accommodate a 250-slip marina, is underway. The... |
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Menomonee River concrete removal would grant fish freedom |
Removing 1,000 feet of concrete next year from the bed of the Menomonee River north of Wisconsin Ave. will enable all fish... |
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Speedy recovery: $2.1 million grant spurs White Lake shoreline restoration |
White Lake environmental activists are on a roll. Already excited about a pending cleanup of the Whitehall Leather Co. site... |
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Groundbreaking wetland initiative seeks to encompass 43,000 acres |
Indiana is making plans to acquire up to 43,000 acres along the Wabash River and Sugar Creek floodplain in west-central... |
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Cleanup behind dam proposed |
State officials and a local environmental group want federal funds to clean up contaminated sediment behind the Ohio Edison... |
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EPA picks 28 Ohio finalists for Great Lakes restoration grants |
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has announced that 28 Ohio restoration projects, totaling $17 million in investment, were chosen as... |
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Macomb County may get more than $1.5M for wetlands restoration |
Macomb county is in line to receive grants totaling more than $1.5 million to restore wetlands and make other improvements,... |
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US EPA awards $17 million to nearly 30 Ohio projects to clean up Lake Erie watershed |
Nearly 30 Ohio applicants have been awarded more than $17 million in federal grants as part of President Obama's Great... |
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Obama, U.S. EPA push for cleaner Chicago River |
Walled and fenced off from most of the city, the Chicago River for decades was widely seen as a putrid eyesore where fish... |
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Plan to clean 2 area creeks gains traction |
Something's brewing among area lawyers that could resonate with East Toledo and Oregon almost as much as, well, a return... |
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Ducks Unlimited awarded $150,013 for Magee Marsh |
Ducks Unlimited has been awarded $150,013 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reduce habitat fragmentation and improve... |
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Feds devote $800M to clean up abandoned GM sites |
An $836 million plan to prepare 90 former General Motors Corp. sites for new economic life will boost nearly four dozen... |
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White Lake group opposes EPA cleanup plan, suggests multipronged habitat restoration approach |
The White Lake Public Advisory Council, supported by the Whitehall City Council and a variety of other groups and officials... |
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Fremont to get U.S. aid to remove Ballville dam |
Fremont will get $400,000 in federal money to help it remove the 35-foot-high Ballville Dam on the Sandusky River. The... |
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USDA Commits Funding to Help Clean-up the Great Lakes |
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding to help clean up the Great Lakes as part of the Administration... |
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Group envisions restored beach near Marblehead |
It's been years since East Harbor State Park beach was Ohio's top sunbathers' paradise, so popular that 200... |
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Toxic sediment being removed from St. Marys River |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says work has started on removing contaminated sediment from the St. Marys River... |
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Sweet changes on the waterfront |
The Andean, a bulk freighter ship with a teal-green hull, arrived in Toronto harbour this week from El Salvador, carrying a... |
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Funding supports marshlands |
Wetland restorations by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are nearing completion for four St. Lawrence River marshlands this... |
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Restore and recover: Federal official praises shoreline work, job creation |
One of the federal government's top environmental scientists came to Muskegon on Earth Day to celebrate "recovery... |
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Breaking down barriers for fish |
Rainbow trout and salmon that now can reach only the downstream edge of downtown Dundas may one day be able to swim all the... |
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Lake Erie harbour ecosystem restored |
A Lake Erie harbour designated an area of concern for more than 20 years is no longer an environmental hot spot. The... |
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Fish passage will allow walleye, sturgeon to clear Frankenmuth Dam |
For more than 150 years, fish in the Cass River have been unable to swim past the Frankenmuth Dam. Building a shallow rock-... |
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Grants to restore wetlands, help control invasive species |
Wildfires used to ravage the Indiana Dunes periodically. Without the fires, shrubs and invasive species such as garlic... |
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Detroit River showing new signs of life |
From bald eagles to lake sturgeon, native wildlife is making a dramatic return in what might be considered the unlikeliest... |
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U.S. EPA announces $7.6 million in grants for Great Lakes |
Twenty-five projects designed to protect and restore the Great Lakes will receive a total of $7.6 million in grants,... |
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Muskegon Lake $10 million shoreline restoration set to start this month |
Let the restoration begin. Marine construction crews will begin this month working on the $10 million waterfront restoration... |
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State gets $3 million to preserve Saugatuck Harbor area |
The new Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area received a $3 million boost from the federal government to help cover its $22.1... |
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Great Lakes Bay passed over in first round of restoration funding |
It's not over yet. But the first round of funding awarded under the $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative... |
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County still hoping for dune restoration |
County officials will again seek federal funding for a project that would transform the Amsterdam Dunes property in... |
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Bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Bill Wins Environmental Support |
Bipartisan legislation that promises the largest federal investment ever to clean up the Great Lakes - $650 million annually... |
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Great Lakes protection bill introduced |
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) announced that she introduced H.R. 4755 the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act... |
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Ottawa River cleanup on track |
Although delayed for months by contract negotiations, the largest government-industry effort to bring Ohio's beleaguered... |
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Obama's Great Lakes cleanup plan doesn't include funding for NW Ind.'s Grand Calumet River |
The Obama administration's five-year plan to improve the Great Lakes doesn't include any funding for northwestern... |
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American eel said to be caught in perfect storm of extinction |
The lowly American eel may not be the cuddliest of creatures, but it is an important indicator species when it comes to the... |
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242-acre Ford Marsh in Monroe being donated to US |
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is getting a boost from Ford Motor Co. The Dearborn-based automaker and its... |
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The cuts aren't as drastic as feared go Great Lakes Initiative |
On further review, we're no longer as upset as we were when we first learned President Barack Obama is proposing a 37... |
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Stimulus money to pay for Muskegon Lake seawall removal, wetland creation |
A federal stimulus grant for Muskegon Lake shoreline restoration will pay for removal of a deteriorating seawall and... |
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Township undergoes Great Lakes Restoration Initative |
Huron-Kinloss Twp. will be undergoing a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative that will cost the municipality $100,900.At the... |
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Big plans for city's old canal |
It may not have Parliament buildings in the background, but Cornwall's old canal would still make a great ice skating... |
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Obama proposes steep cut in Great Lakes initiative |
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative would lose more than one-third of its designated funding under President Barack Obama... |
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Sheboygan River cleanup heads to next phase |
Officials are finalizing plans for the next phase of a now decades-old project to dredge contaminated sediments from the... |
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Boaters to see more access to Fox River due to restorations, projects |
Starting in May, the Fox River near the Appleton Yacht Club will no longer just be a cul de sac for boaters.
The completion... |
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Bridge projects and restoration of Appleton locks will give boaters access to more of the Fox River |
Starting in May, the Fox River near the Appleton Yacht Club will no longer just be a cul de sac for boaters.
The completion... |
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Saginaw Bay to receive $230,000 for four environmental projects |
The Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative is paying off, to the tune of more than $230,000 for projects targeting beach quality and... |
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Stimulus funds sought for White Lake shoreline restoration |
Muskegon County commissioners have given the green light for conservation groups to pursue up to $2 million in federal... |
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