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2006 Water Quality Articles:
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12/14 - The Dirty Legacy of Reserve Mining
12/14 - Scientists say toxic stew harming Canadians; tougher pollution laws needed
12/14 - Michigan County Bans Phosphorus Fertilizers
12/13 - Environmentalists to sue Coast Guard over live-fire exercises
12/12 -Coast Guard responds to concerns
12/12 - Letter to the Editor: No need to dump PCB waste near Great Lakes
12/11 - Michigan can't afford mercury plan
12/11 - Editorial: Utilities must comply promptly
12/08 - Many concerns for Great Lakes
12/08 - Residents concerned about "Live Fire" practice along Lake Michigan
12/07 - Environmentalists Urge Spitzer to Make Oceans and Coasts a Priority
12/07 - Interview: EPA's Stephen L. Johnson
12/07 - Stop the sewage
12/06 - An investment in our future
12/06 - Great Lakes an undervalued asset
12/06 - Peel rates high on sewage report card
12/05 - 24 Billion Gallons of Sewage Discharge Fill Great Lakes Every Year
12/05 - Great Lakes, great problems
11/30 - EDITORIAL: EPA takes step in right direction
11/30 - Groups oppose nuke plant site plan
11/28 - Great Lakes a giant `toilet,' study finds
11/21 - EDITORIAL: Get back to work on a new pact for the Great Lakes
11/20 - PCB capping debated as long-term solution
11/17 - U.S. General Election 2006: Overview for the Great Lakes
11/15 - More landowners now helping to protect Oak Ridges Moraine
11/13 - EDITORIAL: Mercury pollution standards should be toughened
11/13 - Elections boost environmental agenda
11/13 - Officials target mercury levels in fish
11/12 - A tern of the tides
03/16 - Taft seeks funds for $20B Great Lakes plan
03/15 - Senate panel hears plea for Great Lakes cleanup
03/15 - Mexican forum to pool suggestions on future water policies
03/15 - Great Lakes Need Help, Voinovich Says
03/10 - Troubled waters for lake fish
03/10 - Bush budget may sink Great Lakes restoration plan
03/08 - Mercury in tooth fillings targeted
03/07 - St. Louis River week to focus on river restoration
02/27 - America's coasts at risk
02/27 - Mercury cuts on the ground not enough
02/21 - Appeal of waste facility awaits stay hearing
02/09 - Pollution in Great Lakes rising, study says
02/08 - BP refinery, Gary Works among leading polluters
02/07 - Great Lakes Struggle with Growth, Pollution
02/02 - Growth, pollution threaten nation's coastlines
01/30 - Great Lakes Water Quality Plan Gets An Update
01/26 - EPA Provides Faster Water Quality Tests for Safe Beach Swimming
01/25 - How to improve the water quality in your home
01/14 - Environmental Groups Counter Industry Demand for Blank Check...
01/12 - Water monitors will hasten word of toxic chemical spills
01/11 - EPA Commits $1,380,000 to Protect Great Lakes Beaches
01/11 - Liberals pledge $30 million for cleanup in harbour

2005 Headlines

12/23 - Watershed Council hails recent Great Lakes initiatives; question ...
12/16 - Report: Don't kid yourself - toxins persist in the Great Lake
12/08 - Great Lakes near ecological breakdown: scientists
11/30 - Fisheries management plan will improve health of bay ecosystem
11/30 - Unusual corrosion threatens harbor
11/28 - Lake Superior hot spot cleaned up in Superior ...
11/23 - Canada and Ontario One Step Closer to Protecting ...
11/22 - DFLers push Lake Superior protection
11/17 - Plan to restore Great Lakes appears sunk
11/17 - EPA Completes Detroit River Clean-Up
11/15 - Editorial: Great lakes cleanup starts with small steps
11/03 - Beach problems detected earlier
11/02 - Conference considers health of lake, bay
11/01 - Residents: Water quality agreement needs to get tough
10/27 - Sewer Overflows: A Dirty Story, But Someone's Gotta Cover It
10/26 - State suing MMSD over dumping of waste
10/24 - Officials say sewer overflows not top culprit for water pollution
10/20 - Press Release: Government of Canada Responds to IJC’s ...
10/19 - Cases Before High Court Could Redefine Limits of Federal Power ...
10/17 - Editorial: Don't sweep away Great Lakes cleanup
10/12 - Toxic chemical ban in Lake Superior could be extended to tributaries
10/11 - $20 billion for protection of Great Lakes evaporates
10/11 - Getting rid of garbage, wastewater to cost more
10/06 - Administration scales back plans to protect, restore Great Lakes
10/05 - Mercury Emissions
09/29 - Kirk study: lake mercury level high
09/22 - IJC to hold 14 public meetings on future of Great Lakes...
09/21 - Dry weather may help water quality
09/20 - Report: Nearby coal-fired plants polluting Lake Michigan
09/20 - Successful Remediation of Thunder Bay Harbour Contaminated ...
09/19 - Report: Lake Michigan has more mercury than other Great Lakes
09/13 - Editorial: Poisoned Lakes
09/13 - Supporters of Lakes cleanup urge voters to act
09/08 - Great Lakes cleanup pushed
09/08 - Great Lakes restoration ideas discussed in Grand Rapids
09/01 - Audit: Great Lakes protection falls short
08/29 - EPA urged to improve Great Lakes water
08/18 - Keeping the Great Lakes clean
08/17 - Silt clogging more than just shipping channels
08/16 - Editorial: Mercury: Michigan is right to join lawsuit opposing EPA regs
08/15 - Relentless growth transforms Lakes
08/10 - Sea Grant gets renewed support
08/09 - Volunteers sought for annual Huron River Clean Up project
08/09 - Saving the Great Lakes
08/08 - Beach closings baffle experts; 15-month study to be launched
08/03 - Something in the Water
07/25 - Hearing set for Great Lakes cleanup plan
07/24 - Bird droppings threaten perch population
07/23 - This Beach Tale is a Real Mystery
07/21 - Latest Great Lakes Plan Unveiled
07/21 - Penn State Erie creates consortium on environmental research
07/20 - Elevated E. coli readings prompt closing today...
07/20 - Editorial: A little Great Lakes unity
07/19 - Studies depict beaches littered with pathogens
07/19 - Federal Government Turns Over Pollution Policy to Polluters
07/18 - Time to implement Lakes cleanup
07/18 - Toxic troubles tarnish posh Bay Harbor area
07/14 - E. coli surge shuts 6 S. Side beaches
07/13 - Beach sand may harbor E. coli
07/13 - EPA lauds county for environmental work
07/12 - Great cleanup plan for Great Lakes
07/11 - Great Lakes cleanup merits state's support
07/11 - Agencies Propose Great Lakes Cleanup Plan
07/06 - Multi-Billion-Dollar Great Lakes Plan to be Released
07/06 - Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy to be Released...
07/06 - Some shorely needed ways to keep beaches open
07/05 - Great Lakes Reach Mysterious Temperature High
07/04 - Blame those gull-darn birds, not Milwaukee, for beach closings
06/28 - Toronto Beaches Awarded Blue Flags
06/27 - Lake cruise teaches preservation tips
06/27 - Taft praises Lake Erie on ‘Fish Ohio Day’
06/21 - Wisconsin Power Plant Project Causes Alarm
06/20 - Religious Perspective: We must protect our beautiful lakes
06/20 - Rep. Black: Clean Lakes and Rivers Proposal Sought in Budget
06/20 - New system warns of toxic blooms on Bay
06/19 - Michigan makes plans to speed mercury reduction
06/19 - Ontario warns court action possible to cut U.S. smog coming...
06/13 - Compromise subject of hearing
06/11 - Governments of Canada and Ontario report progress...
06/07 - Editorial: Great Lakes/A new and inviting users' guide
06/06 - EPA Awards Wisconsin $225,000 to Monitor State's Great ...
06/06 - Canada releasing a billion kilograms of toxic chemicals...
06/01 - We object to "blending" of sewage
06/01 - E. coli warnings at beaches to change
05/31 - Granholm to decide fate of mercury rules
05/31 - IJC Honours Murray Charlton with 2005 Biennial Award ...
05/30 - Bradford is dirtiest city beach
05/29 - Eco-groups blast state over sewer overflows
05/26 - U.S. and Canada Release Plain Language Version of Great ...
05/26 - Pollution concerns aired
05/25 - House bill lines up cash for study of harbor corrosion
05/25 - EPA: Federal Dollars Help States Improve the Nation's Beaches
05/25 - Iron Range Company Seeks Patent For Taconite-Based Water Filter
05/24 - Need for water upgrades 'serious'
05/23 - WLSSD's 'conscience' retires
05/18 - Great Lakes face harm: Eco-group criticizes combined sewers
05/18 - Their walk for awareness goes through Bay City
05/18 - Aging sewer systems fouling Great Lakes waters, report says
05/17 - Attend the IJC's Great Lakes Conference and Biennial Meeting
05/17 - Imperiled Estuary
05/17 - Heavy Rains Raise Water Levels in Lake Erie
05/16 - Toxic releases dropped in Michigan in 2003
05/15 - Lake Effects: Changing budgets, policies threaten water quality
05/15 - Lake focus of student symposium
05/15 - Harder to Test Beaches for Diseases
05/15 - Groups to push Great Lakes cleanup
05/14 - City to monitor public beaches
05/14 - State’s plants among dirtiest
05/12 - 50 Dirtiest U.S. Power Plants Produce Little Power, Much Pollution
05/05 - Measuring cleanliness
05/03 - Power Plant Takes Its Case To The Supreme Court
05/03 - Crews step up beach testing efforts
04/29 - Wastewater could help solve water woes, expert says
04/28 - Planning for lakes restoration follows Bush's lead
04/26 - Saving New York's North Coast
04/22 - Editorial: Let's make environment a priority again
04/20 - Minore settles in as clean-water watchdog
04/14 - The Great Lakes need big help
04/12 - Most Endangered Rivers of 2005 Announced
04/12 - Ten States to Sue EPA over Mercury Rules
04/10 - Government of Canada Supports Great Lakes Restoration
04/07 - Mercury plan would exempt many plants, report says
04/05 - Brain toxin found in algae in water
03/29 - Objections raised to Wisconsin power plant
03/29 - Press Release: Threats to Michigan's Water the Topic ...
03/27 - Proposed Power Plant Challenges Great Lakes Ecosystem
03/21 - Press Release: 2005 Legislative Priorities
03/19 - USDA loan made for Chassell sewer upgrade
03/18 - Earth Day!
03/17 - On the Environment, Hold Our Ground and Look to the Future
03/16 - New mercury rules not good enough for Michigan, critics say
03/16 - Critics dismiss new rules on mercury as too weak
03/07 - Clear facts about Clear Skies
03/05 - Dewine pushes lakes bill
03/04 - Lawmakers attempt to block EPA from adopting sewage rule
03/03 - Groundwater ordinance is rejected
02/24 - World environmental officials weigh proposals to cut mercury emissions
02/23 - Goodale announces biggest-ever spending boost for the environment
02/23 - Stupak claims bipartisan support for anti-sewage dumping letter to EPA
02/23 - Editorial: Great Lakes' peril
02/22 - Press Release: Bay Harbor agreement reached; interim cleanup ...
02/15 - US Steel May Pay Huge Pollution Fine
02/14 - Illinois, 4 others seek own coal rules
02/14 - MMSD panel endorses beach cleaning plan
02/08 - Lakes cleanup cash offered
02/08 - Bush Seeks Nearly 6 Percent Cut in Environment Funding
02/03 - Local governments key in protecting Great Lakes
02/03 - Lakes protection seen as key to future of cities
02/02 - Volunteers gather 2 years of water data
01/31 - Volunteers monitor water quality
01/27 - Chlorine makers' mercury output criticized
01/25 - DM&IR cited for air, water violations
01/21 - Barge carrying petroleum byproduct explodes on Chicago canal
01/21 - Chemical byproduct of Teflon contaminates water around DuPont plant
01/19 - DEQ dubs stricter water standards 'difficult'
01/19 - Remediation efforts may get White Lake off toxic list
01/18 - EPA plans taconite plant emissions standards
01/13 - DNR says it will issue water discharge permit for power plant
01/13 - Funds committed for protecting Great Lakes
01/12 - New designation could lower pollution levels
01/11 - Obama to serve on subcommittees on clean air and clean water
01/10 - PAC to intervene in Tannery marina
01/06 - Lighthouse Point EAW questioned
01/05 - Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear power plant appeal
01/04 - GVSU pumps up waterway research
01/04 - Opinion: Run-off of county pipes is spoiling Bradford Beach
01/03 - Would serve casino: Sewage lagoon draws fire

2004 Water Quality Articles
12/30 - Sewage Treatment Plant Delay
12/30 - Plan would let sewage flow into Mich. lakes
12/27 - Activists endorse Bush water stategy -- if he means it
12/22 - Editorial: All area residents have a role in protecting lake
12/21 - It's too soon to slow the flow of federal sewer money
12/20 - Sewer fees would raise millions for clean water
12/14 - Protecting the Great Lakes
12/09 - Leaders agree to work together on Great Lakes cleanup; ...
12/08 - Fox River cleanup still in early stages
12/07 - Where water goes
12/07 - Minntac considers new route for unwanted water
12/06 - Scientists dive in to explore Great Lakes water quality
12/06 - Groups to Join in Great Lakes Cleanup
12/01 - Environmentalists See Trouble Ahead
12/01 - PSC to appeal recent ruling on power plant
11/30 - Pollution Hazard: State must put more study into mega-farm waste
11/30 - IU scientists study toxins in Great Lakes
11/28 - Bayfield gets grant for zero-discharge wastewater plant
11/24 - Flame Retardant Found in Lake Michigan
11/23 - Press Release: EPA to discuss possible Great Lakes Legacy
11/22 - Cities swamped by sewer costs
11/21 - Dayton Secures $550,000 to Eliminate Sewage Overflow
11/21 - Utilities gave Doyle cash as projects OK'd
11/18 - Waukegan Harbor cleanup to clear way for renewal
11/17 - Public should attend meeting on river spills
11/17 - Leavitt signs regulation to improve health at nation's beaches
11/17 - Toxic mud spurs study of health risk to residents
11/14 - Down drain, they remain
11/09 - EPA Acts to Make Beaches Cleaner and Safer
11/09 - EPA signs bacteria rule for water quality standards
11/06 - DEQ measures pH; Tank farm area water tested
10/27 - Sewer bills may rise to protect lake
10/19 - Little cost to cut 90 percent of mercury emissions...
10/18 - Toxic algae blooming in some Michigan lakes
10/17 - Wege funds coalition aimed at Great Lakes cleanup, education
10/17 - Mercury in waters worries tribes
10/11 - Study: States too underfunded to prevent water pollution
10/09 - Cuyahoga River closer to removal from most-polluted list
10/09 - Ontario Plans to Toughen Environmental Laws Against Spills
09/20 - EPA scientist criticizes coal plant plan
09/19 - Manure spill seen as wake-up call
09/15 - The Great Lakes remain a dumping ground for waste
09/13 - More mercury restrictions for the Great Lakes urged
09/13 - IJC Report on Great Lakes Water Quality Issued
09/07 - New bill to aid Great Lakes
09/05 - Harvesting the rain
09/05 - Jenner & Block Secures Environmental Win to Protect Lake Michigan
08/27 - Lake Erie island’s wells are tested
08/27 - Sewer Overflows Still Pose Health and Environmental Concerns
08/24 - Lab aims to forecast Great Lakes water woes
08/09 - Seaway reopens after chemical spill
08/08 - Racine closes its beaches
08/08 - Chemical spill shuts part of St. Lawrence Seaway
07/13 - Health posting at Lake Superior beach
07/12 - Lake can take some pollution, but experts still worry ...
07/09 - More sewage at more sites was dumped
07/06 - Leaders look for ways to protect lake
07/05 - Toronto beaches tapped for North America's first safe-swimming...
07/02 - Tour shows nearshore water quality is good
06/25 - Milwaukee's Mess
06/09 - Local agencies receive erosion-prevention grants
06/07 - Region targets debris washing into area rivers
06/07 - Heartwell advocates Great Lakes cleanup
05/19 - Introduced fish threatens to turn Great Lakes into carp pond
05/06 - Belleville - Ambitious plans for source water protection
04/28 - Polluted lakes turning turtles into turtlettes
04/27 - Dangerous creek pollution hits home
04/21 - U.S. Panel Calls for Drastic Changes in Government Mgmt of Oceans
04/20 - Bush administration announces beach plan
04/14 - Wisconsin Misses Deadline to Meet Federal Beach Water Standards
04/12 - Lake disposal option for silt spurs hopes in Ohio
04/08 - Water Authority to interview firms to manage Green Bay project
03/31 - Indiana’s water pollution woes are crystal clear
03/29 - Door County gears up for a summer of testing
03/19 - Two paper companies to fund Fox River cleanup
03/18 - Michigan river cleanup a 'go,' but more pollution found
03/16 - GREAT LAKES: Their health depends on consistent monitoring
03/11 - Advisories on Great Lakes inconsistent, group reports
03/10 - States inconsistent in measuring water quality of Great Lakes
03/08 - Manipulating aquifers leaves us swimming in sewage
03/04 - Sewage plan raises worries
03/03 - Wisconsin panel issues power plant environmental report
03/02 - True regional water authority required in Green Bay
03/01 - A moratorium on factory farms is necessary
03/01 - Wastewater plan angers residents-pipeline OK'd ...
02/26 - Judge OKs Michigan dune waste pipe
02/19 - Lake Forest Beach to be tested for E. coli contamination
02/18 - Nobody owns up to mystery spill in Ontario
02/17 - Clean Water: Fund program to fix MN septic systems
02/16 - Seagull droppings top source of beach bacteria, study finds
02/13 - Chicago harbor cleanup elusive
02/12 - Democrats address Clean Water Act, fault Bush's plan
02/12 - Taft expresses concern about dredging plan
01/30 - Did rains lead to rises in water warnings?
01/28 - Great Lakes panel identifies 7 themes in pollution report
01/27 - Wanted: Cheap home for dredged mud
01/23 - Ohio's waters more polluted
01/23 - Firms ask to test innovative cleanup process on Fox River
01/14 - Cow farm settles legal battles over environmental pollution
01/13 - Feds tell Duluth to fix sewers
01/13 - More Ohio waterways need cleanup
01/13 - More Ohio waterways need cleanup
01/10 - Lawsuit alleges NIPSCO waste tainted Indiana town's water
01/09 - Study finds lack of clean water linked to stunted growth
01/03 - What is fouling the beaches of Huron?

2003 Water Quality Articles
12/23 - NE Minnesota waterways added to pollution list
12/16 - Wisconsin council to consider water radium plan
12/7 - MINNESOTA: What is clean water worth?
12/3 - Ontario water quality meeting focuses on unity
12/2 - Blackout led to sewage spills
11/29 - Beach bacteria study points to river, ditch
11/28 - Ontario's sewage treatment system needs updating
11/11 - Scientists point to pollution as cause of lake trout's disappearance
11/06 - Farms polluting Lake Huron
11/05 - Lakefront associations frightened by latest results
11/04 - Algae problem has many roots
10/30 - Senate OKs Lake Erie 'Dead Zone' study
10/28 - Duluth Council overhauls inflow problem
10/28 - Company seeks to send waste into Lake Erie
10/28 - Lawn fertilizer still a problem for watershed
10/27 - Why did Lake Michigan have pea soup-like conditions this summer?
10/17 - Leaders sober after visiting polluted White Lake
10/16 - Cause, spread of algae discussed
10/15 - Minnesota governer pledges to improve water quality
10/14 - Pollution prevention starts at home, campaign says
10/12 - Minnesota farmers use human waste as fertilizer
10/11 - EPA will study toxins in Lake Michigan
10/10 - Ohio to install netting equipment to lessen pollution
10/8 - Great Lakes toxic dangers hard to pinpoint
10/7 - Pollution fails to hinder park plans in Ohio
10/7 - Let's reverse the trend on water quality in the Great Lakes
10/6 - Toxin increase threatens Great Lakes
10/5 - Great Lakes polluters dump without fear, Part 1
10/5 - Great Lakes polluters dump without fear, Part 2
10/5 - Great Lakes polluters dump without fear, Part 3
10/3 - Group holds public policy forum on river cleanup
10/1 - Pollution data released in Ohio
9/30 - $2.5 million to fight water pollution in Michigan
9/29 - Lake Erie: Is clearer cleaner?
9/27 - Pollution sources discussed in Michigan and Indiana
9/25 - Wisconsin gets an 'F' in water quality
9/24 - Enlarged 'dead zone' ripples across Lake Erie
9/22 - United front on radium sought
9/18 - Keep the Great Lakes healthy
9/17 - Restoring the Great Lakes
9/16 - Bush touts Clear Skies plan at Michigan power plant
9/16 - Ohio's hazmat spills rank second highest in country
9/09 - Report blames Milwaukee for lake pollution problems
9/09 - Carcinogen spilled into river during blackout
9/08 - Firms could "cash out" on Fox River PCB cleanup
9/08 - Michigan panel seeks to ease storm water runoff
9/08 - New EPA policy hurts cleanup of PCBs
9/06 - Stemming the sewer overflow
9/02 - Toxic algae plunges Lake Erie into mystery
8/28 - What's in your bottled water?
8/28 - EPA allows polluters to pollute more
8/27 - Restoring the shore
8/26 - Few Michigan Beaches tested for harmful organisms
8/25 - Dioxins drove Great Lakes trout levels down
8/23 - Green Bay's arsenic levels too high
8/20 - WLSSD explains Duluth sewer spills
8/18 - Restoration projects forgotten in midst of Fox River cleanup
8/15 - Lake Michigan conference discusses wetlands and PCBs
8/15 - Advisories dropped for Lake Superior's North Shore
8/14 - Researchers want to get to the bottome of Lake Erie's "Dead Zone"
8/12 - Rain closes many Toronto beaches
8/12 - Scientists turn fish into living, glowing contamination indicators
8/10 - Cleaner water causes Bald Eagles to soar in Michigan
8/09 - Scientists float new theory on algae
8/09 - PCA looks into Duluth sewage spills
8/01 - Beaches get fresh scrutiny
7/31 - Botulism killing ducks along Lake Erie
7/31 - Threat from coal-burning plants is serious
7/31 - Illinois beach closings have officials mystified
7/30 - Pollution and illness tracked at Lake Erie beach
7/29 - Toronto is cracking down on sewer polluters
7/29 - $400 million plan drives PCB cleanup on Fox River

Great Lakes Water Quality/ Great Lakes Water Pollution Issues

Great Lakes Water Quality/
Great Lakes Water Pollution Issues