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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cleanup behind dam proposed State officials and a local environmental group want federal funds to clean up contaminated sediment behind the Ohio Edison...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Funding supports marshlands Wetland restorations by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are nearing completion for four St. Lawrence River marshlands this...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
County still hoping for dune restoration County officials will again seek federal funding for a project that would transform the Amsterdam Dunes property in...
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...
Great Lakes protection bill introduced Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) announced that she introduced H.R. 4755 the Great Lakes Ecosystem Protection Act...
Ottawa River cleanup on track Although delayed for months by contract negotiations, the largest government-industry effort to bring Ohio's beleaguered...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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