Former steel industry site in Lorain ready for major waterfront development project

Former steel industry site in Lorain ready for major waterfront development project
Great Lakes Commission
The city of Lorain, Ohio has invested millions in cleanup and infrastructure to prepare the former steel industry site for mixed-use development to reshape its waterfront. Read the full story […]
The city of Lorain, Ohio has invested millions in cleanup and infrastructure to prepare the former steel industry site for mixed-use development to reshape its waterfront. Read the full story […]
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Cruise company scraps Cleveland stops for 2026, shifts Great Lakes launches to Buffalo

Cruise company scraps Cleveland stops for 2026, shifts Great Lakes launches to Buffalo
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A U.S.-based cruise company won’t be launching its new Great Lakes itineraries out of Cleveland next year as originally planned, opting instead to launch from Buffalo, New York. Toledo will […]
A U.S.-based cruise company won’t be launching its new Great Lakes itineraries out of Cleveland next year as originally planned, opting instead to launch from Buffalo, New York. Toledo will […]
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Lake Erie plastic crisis: How did it jump from 16,000 to 700,000 particles despite conservation?

Lake Erie plastic crisis: How did it jump from 16,000 to 700,000 particles despite conservation?
Great Lakes Commission
An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts. The findings are dramatic in Cleveland, Ohio, but […]
An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts. The findings are dramatic in Cleveland, Ohio, but […]
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Michigan data center development trails other Great Lakes states

Michigan data center development trails other Great Lakes states
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Despite recent news of data center development in Michigan, the development boom is much more dramatic in Illinois and Ohio, two states that account for half of all operational facilities […]
Despite recent news of data center development in Michigan, the development boom is much more dramatic in Illinois and Ohio, two states that account for half of all operational facilities […]
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Michigan data center development trails other Great Lakes states

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin

Grants awarded to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites across the Great Lakes basin
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Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Nearly $315,000 will be awarded to support local organizations in controlling nonnative Phragmites australis, one of the most aggressive plant species invading the
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Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River
Great Lakes Echo

By Ada Tussing

To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

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By Ada Tussing

To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.

The post Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
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Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River

COMMENTARY: What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio?

COMMENTARY: What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio?
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In the face of growing interest in Ohio as a data center hub, some people are worried about Ohio’s ability to keep up with the energy needs associated with these […]
In the face of growing interest in Ohio as a data center hub, some people are worried about Ohio’s ability to keep up with the energy needs associated with these […]
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COMMENTARY: What is stopping development of solar and wind energy in Ohio?

Data centers could dispose of water in Ohio lakes if state EPA approves

Data centers could dispose of water in Ohio lakes if state EPA approves
Great Lakes Commission
As Ohio’s data center boom continues, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is considering a permit to allow new data centers without access to central sewerage systems to dispose of water […]
As Ohio’s data center boom continues, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is considering a permit to allow new data centers without access to central sewerage systems to dispose of water […]
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Data centers could dispose of water in Ohio lakes if state EPA approves

ODNR releases hatch data for walleye, yellow perch

ODNR releases hatch data for walleye, yellow perch
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Officials with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said its 2025 walleye trawl survey data found 128 walleye per hectare in Lake Erie’s western basin. This ranks as the sixth […]
Officials with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said its 2025 walleye trawl survey data found 128 walleye per hectare in Lake Erie’s western basin. This ranks as the sixth […]
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ODNR releases hatch data for walleye, yellow perch

U.S. House passes bill to extend critical Great Lakes fisheries research

U.S. House passes bill to extend critical Great Lakes fisheries research
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The Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, introduced by Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted and Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters, has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives after […]
The Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, introduced by Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted and Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters, has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives after […]
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U.S. House passes bill to extend critical Great Lakes fisheries research
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