Huron Marine and Economic Forum focuses on Great Lakes shipping

Huron Marine and Economic Forum focuses on Great Lakes shipping
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Examining how Great Lakes shipping directly connects inland economic growth to global markets will be the central focus of the second annual Huron Marine and Economic Forum in Goderich, Ontario, […]
Examining how Great Lakes shipping directly connects inland economic growth to global markets will be the central focus of the second annual Huron Marine and Economic Forum in Goderich, Ontario, […]
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Huron Marine and Economic Forum focuses on Great Lakes shipping

Three new wetlands to be created at urban Ontario conservation area

Three new wetlands to be created at urban Ontario conservation area
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Three new wetlands will be unveiled in Whitby, Ontario, thanks to a $1.5 million investment from the province and a partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada. These wetlands receive water from […]
Three new wetlands will be unveiled in Whitby, Ontario, thanks to a $1.5 million investment from the province and a partnership with Ducks Unlimited Canada. These wetlands receive water from […]
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Three new wetlands to be created at urban Ontario conservation area

Shipment tonnage down in Twin Ports

Shipment tonnage down in Twin Ports
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Tonnage through the Duluth-Superior port totaled 11.4 million short tons through the end of August, which is down nearly 4 million tons compared to this time last year. Read the […]
Tonnage through the Duluth-Superior port totaled 11.4 million short tons through the end of August, which is down nearly 4 million tons compared to this time last year. Read the […]
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Shipment tonnage down in Twin Ports

NOAA names Stephanie Gandulla to lead Lake Ontario sanctuary

NOAA names Stephanie Gandulla to lead Lake Ontario sanctuary
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Maritime archaeologist Stephanie Gandulla has been named superintendent of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Gandulla previously served as research protection coordinator at NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in […]
Maritime archaeologist Stephanie Gandulla has been named superintendent of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Gandulla previously served as research protection coordinator at NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in […]
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NOAA names Stephanie Gandulla to lead Lake Ontario sanctuary

Olive L. Moore/Menominee brings 172 years of maritime history to Ludington

Olive L. Moore/Menominee brings 172 years of maritime history to Ludington
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One of the oldest working vessel combinations on the Great Lakes arrived in Ludington, Michigan, this week as the 98-year-old tug Olive L. Moore pushed the 74-year-old self-unloading barge Menominee […]
One of the oldest working vessel combinations on the Great Lakes arrived in Ludington, Michigan, this week as the 98-year-old tug Olive L. Moore pushed the 74-year-old self-unloading barge Menominee […]
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Olive L. Moore/Menominee brings 172 years of maritime history to Ludington

Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed
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In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
In Ashland, Wisconsin, the Superior Rivers Watershed Association is recruiting citizen scientists to help biologists identify macroinvertebrates — or, unscientifically, bugs — in Lake Superior tributaries. Read the full story […]
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Volunteers help scoop out bugs to assess quality of Lake Superior watershed

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
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Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
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Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

60-year-old data helps researchers study warming in the Great Lakes

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A 1965 ship’s engineer log preserved in the Algoma University archives is providing researchers at the university a rare window into Great Lakes water temperatures, creating a valuable historical baseline […]
A 1965 ship’s engineer log preserved in the Algoma University archives is providing researchers at the university a rare window into Great Lakes water temperatures, creating a valuable historical baseline […]
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60-year-old data helps researchers study warming in the Great Lakes

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health
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Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read […]
Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read […]
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Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ he…

Cleveland City Council to review Lake Erie water monitoring, utility system repair projects Monday

Cleveland City Council to review Lake Erie water monitoring, utility system repair projects Monday
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Cleveland City Council members will review contracts for maintaining the city’s water and electric systems, including a proposal to put four water-quality monitoring buoys in Lake Erie. Read the full […]
Cleveland City Council members will review contracts for maintaining the city’s water and electric systems, including a proposal to put four water-quality monitoring buoys in Lake Erie. Read the full […]
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Cleveland City Council to review Lake Erie water monitoring, utility system rep…

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial
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Michigan’s sand dunes face serious threats as climate change and environmental factors continue to evolve, as do the communities surrounding them. Read the full story by the Alpena News.
Michigan’s sand dunes face serious threats as climate change and environmental factors continue to evolve, as do the communities surrounding them. Read the full story by the Alpena News.
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Shifting sand is natural to Michigan’s dunes; how to cope is controversial

Michigan has spent nearly 10 years mapping PFAS. Now comes the hard part

Michigan has spent nearly 10 years mapping PFAS. Now comes the hard part
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To date, Michigan has collected a massive amount of environmental samples — water, soil, fish tissue and others — and identified about 350 sites where PFAS levels in groundwater exceeds […]
To date, Michigan has collected a massive amount of environmental samples — water, soil, fish tissue and others — and identified about 350 sites where PFAS levels in groundwater exceeds […]
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Michigan has spent nearly 10 years mapping PFAS. Now comes the hard part
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