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Great Lakes region hit hard by steel industry pollution, report finds

Fri, 2024-12-06 12:24
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According to a recent report, pollution from coal-based steel production causes hundreds of premature deaths each year, with people in the Great Lakes region bearing much of the burden. Read […]

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Walleye fishing in Erie, Pittsburgh has been ‘phenomenal.’ Here’s why

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:52
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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has been surveying boat anglers, revealing that anglers on Lake Erie have had one of the best years in recent memory for catching walleyes. Fishing […]

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Wetlands provide $23 billion in flood control across Wisconsin and Midwest. But they’re in distress.

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:45
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According to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, wetlands save Wisconsin and the upper Midwest almost $23 billion per year that would otherwise be spent combating flooding. This […]

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Lake Superior trout season is open

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:33
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that Lake Superior’s lake trout season opened December 1 and will run until September 30, 2025, or until the harvest cap is […]

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City of Hamilton faces new charges related to 2 sewage spills discovered in recent years

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:28
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The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Climate and Parks charged the City of Hamilton, Ontario, with two counts of discharging sanitary sewage in water. The two sewage spills that began decades […]

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Seaway administrator reflects on increased shipping numbers

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:13
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Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Administrator Adam Tindall-Schlicht says shipping numbers have been improving over the years. The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System opened its 66th navigation […]

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Here are 5 projects that will help restore Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic River

Wed, 2024-12-04 12:04
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The Kinnickinnic River is the most urbanized and developed river in Wisconsin, ranking last out of Milwaukee’s three rivers in terms of ecological health. Several project partners are working to remove […]

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Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg calls for safe passage for American eels on the Ottawa River

Mon, 2024-12-02 12:18
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A western Quebec First Nation is urging the provincial and federal governments to protect American eels from dangerous practices at dams in the upper St. Lawrence River watershed that have […]

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After initial permits are granted, activists worry about impacts of Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in Northern Wisconsin

Mon, 2024-12-02 12:17
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced earlier this month that it approved Enbridge’s permits for its Line 5 reroute project. The permits are a step in a long list […]

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People remember the Edmund Fitzgerald, but the Daniel J. Morrell has its own tragic story

Mon, 2024-12-02 12:15
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More than 70 ships have plunged to the bottom of the Great Lakes during November. Among them was the S.S. Daniel J. Morrell, which went down in 1966 and claimed […]

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Lake Huron site north of Toledo ruled out as host for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel

Mon, 2024-12-02 12:15
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On Thursday, Canada announced that land near the Lake Huron shoreline will not be used to permanently bury its spent nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization instead narrowed its […]

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New plan in the making to free cargo ship stuck in St. Lawrence River

Mon, 2024-12-02 12:14
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A new plan to free the Tim S. Dool, a large cargo ship that ran aground on a shoal along the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario last week is […]

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