July
- December 2003 Articles
12/27 - Ohio refinery
cited for air pollution
12/23 - Opposition gets
ready for Ohio dump expansion
12/23 - NE Minnesota
waterways added to pollution list
12/23 - Creating New
Wetlands Not So Easy to Do
12/22 - Fish find worrisome
for Great Lakes
12/21 - Mercury taints
Detriot Metro area
12/21 - Land-Trust Boom
A Boon for Habitat
12/21 - Green Bay Water
Commission begins legal work
12/20 - Trying to stamp
out dioxin pollution
12/20 - Bill targets
invasive fish species
12/20 - The greening
of Ontario
12/19 - Ontario cities
may face bill for water
12/19 - Invasive species
pose threat to U.S.
12/19 - Firm position
protecting Great Lakes is right approach
12/18 - Silently harnessing
the wind
12/18 - Ohio set to
issue in March new fish eating advisories
12/18 - Food source
for Great Lakes fish dying out
12/17 - Michigan needs
tougher mercury laws
12/17 - 2004 could be
Year of the Great Lakes
12/17 - Tug of war on
Minnesota's watersheds
12/16 - Ohio firm hopes
for tough mercury emission rules
12/16 - Restored Michigan
Wetland Doubles As Oasis
12/16 - Wisconsin council
to consider water radium plan
12/15 - Order banning
water removal stands
12/15 - Mayors discuss
Great Lakes cleanup
12/15 - Both sides of
Michigan water facility plan have a say
12/12 - Report: Indiana
has worst mercury site
12/12 - Bottled-water
plant aims to stay afloat
12/12 - Michigan wisely
helps county fight pollution
12/11 - $204,000 given
for wetland buffer in Ohio
12/11 - Ohio officials
oppose private water plant
12/11 - MI duneland
preservation gets $900,000 boost
12/10 - Deserted work
sites share cleanup funds
12/10 - House panel
approves shoreline bill
12/10 - MN hiking trail
extension gets boost
12/9 - MERCURY: Weak
standards compromise a generation's health
12/9 - Ohio EPA to consider
Army Corps silt request
12/9 - Group says bill
hurts Wisconsin rivers
12/8 - Conservationists
close to deal for new Penn. state park
12/8 - Michigan Water
Shortage Spurs Lawsuits
12/7 - MINNESOTA: What
is clean water worth?
12/7 - Water levels
rise on lakes
12/7 - Ohio grant assists
in fertilizer containment
12/6 - MN residents
might pay to protect waters
12/6 - Aurora gets $32,000
for watershed study
12/6 - House bill includes
funds for Finger Lakes
12/5 - Lawmakers against
Lake Erie siphoning
12/5 - State and federal
regulators differ in MI wetland issue
12/5 - A matter of power,
not water
12/4 - Grants awarded
for protection of Ohio waters
12/4 - Farmers concerned
about impacts from bottled water ruling
12/4 - Trash talk: majority
of Council opposes MI garbage bill
12/3 - Lawmakers work
to protect lake
12/3 - Ontario water
quality meeting focuses on unity
12/3 - MI shoreline
project may get $2.5 million
12/2 - Blackout led
to sewage spills
12/2 - Loons sensitive
to canoes
12/1 - Legislation would
keep 'e-waste' out of landfills
12/1 - Group gets $160,000
to help restore wetlands
12/1 - Coalition aims
to save boreal forest
11/30 - Fishing report
offers 'invaluable' information on lakes
11/30 - Michigan bottle
law a messy success
11/30 - Flushed medications
may waylay nature
11/29 - Tale of 2 cities
reveals water's impact
11/29 - Beach bacteria
study points to river, ditch
11/29 - Wake-up call
for Michigan issued by halting pumping of water
11/28 - Ontario's sewage
treatment system needs updating
11/28 - Radium rules
may raise water costs
11/28 - Ban is sought
for voracious carp species
11/26 - Judge orders
a halt to water bottling operation
11/26 - Asian carp pose
formidable threat to Midwest waters
11/26 - OK study of
Lorain sewage plant move
11/25 - Quieting the
Cry of the Wilderness: Loons at Risk
11/25 - Finned invader
hits Lake Ontario
11/25 - Planners see
gold in brownfields
11/24 - The global
economy hurts the fight to stop invasives
11/24 - Less protection
for wolves?
11/24 - Drug pollution/Now
the fish are taking Prozac
11/21 - Environmentalists
betrayed in Ontario garbage battle
11/21 - Nobody happy
in dispute over Lake Erie shoreline
11/21 - Reef gives Great
Lakes sturgeon place to meet, mate
11/20 - Schools would
lose funds under Boundary Waters land swap
11/20 - Bush to sign
legislation to save Great Lakes fish
11/19 - 14 States File
Suit in Attempt to Block New E.P.A. Rules
11/19 - Green Bay water
firings necessary
11/19 - Kids lobby legislature
for Ohio fish
11/18 - Chilling news
on global warming
11/18 - Michigan recycling
surplus hits $254,000
11/18 - Green Bay Water
Commission fired
11/17 - Village pushes
for new wetlands fill
11/17 - Lamprey, fishermen
not off hook yet
11/17 - Taft urges support,
research for lakes
11/14 - MPCA beach monitoring
program ends busy season
11/14 - Growth versus
conservation on a Canadian moraine
11/14 - Ohio battles
for its beachfront
11/12 - State
and federal programs are helping restore Hoosier wetlands
11/12 - NY Sea Grant
Leads Fishing Public to Freshwater Info, Issues
11/12 - Women who eat
contaminated fish have more breast cancer
11/11 - Scientists point
to pollution as cause of lake trout's disappearance
11/11 - Coastal property
owners would benefit under bill
11/11 - Groups protest
shoreline deal
11/10 - Anti-Red Hill
Expressway faction catches minister's ear
11/10 - Asian Carp could
wreak havoc if they make it into the Great Lakes
11/09 - Task force looks
at ways to increase recycling
11/09 - Accord offers
relief for landowners, water in Wisconsin
11/09 - Fighting exotics
requires everyone's attention
11/08 - Cormorant controls
a concern for some
11/08 - Ethanol plans
greeted with enthusiasm
11/06 - Environmentalists
hail surprising success
11/06 - Farms polluting
Lake Huron
11/06 - May nabs top
award for environmental work
11/05 - Conservancy
Buys Paw Paw River Fen
11/05 - Officials meet
to discuss environment
11/05 - Lakefront associations
frightened by latest results
11/04 - Thousands of
chemicals approved without testing
11/04 - Algae problem
has many roots
11/03 - Eat Asian Carp
to stop invasion
11/03 - MI wants to
recycle some recycling funds
11/03 - West Nile impacts
bird populations
10/30 - Senate OKs Lake
Erie 'Dead Zone' study
10/30 - Rain gardens
preserve natural water cycle
10/29 - Great Lakes
needs to halt ash-eating beetles
10/29 - Leaping Asian
Carp threaten Great Lakes
10/29 - Climate change
bill puts senators in the hot seat
10/29 - MI Senate passes
bill to prohibit certain aquatic species
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?
10/27 - Vegetation grooming
law fails to ease beach battle
10/26 - Flame retardents
may be phased out
10/26 - Bush's environmental
record a political target
10/24 - Beauty and
the BWCA
10/24 - Critics say
carp barrier proposal is all wet
10/23 - New preserve
will protect Lake Erie shore
10/23 - MN Sea Grant
funding environmental research
10/23 - Jars of mud
may reveal contamination
10/22 - Great Lakes
needs protection from foreign ships' water
10/22 - Michigan Senate
proposes increased recycling
10/21 - Innovations
sought to address toxic air pollution
10/21 - EPA goes light
on pollution sanctions
10/21 - Tiny monsters
threaten U.S.
10/20 - Privatization
causes more problems than it solves
10/20 - Lake Erie shoreline
grants available
10/20 - Wisconsin to
vote on smelt fishing
10/18 - American Indians
have been stewards for centuries
10/18 - EPA won't regulate
sludge dioxins
10/18 - Protesters greet
homeowners in Canada
10/17 - Dangerous contaminants
found in Ohio
10/17 - Anglers say
new rules won't hinder cormorants
10/17 - Leaders sober
after visiting polluted White Lake
10/16 - Ravine work
brings hope for shorelines
10/16 - Lake Erie under
siege from biological pollution
10/16 - Cause, spread
of algae discussed
10/15 - Exotic mussels
claim a new toehold
10/15 - Ballast water
woes across the nation
10/15 - Minnesota governer
pledges to improve water quality
10/14 - Pollution prevention
starts at home, campaign says
10/14 - Are gray wolves
moving south?
10/14 - Dams block walleye
spawning grounds
10/13 - 'Dewatering'
designed to save dunes
10/13 - 6,000 acre land
conservancy deal announced in Michigan
10/12 - Minnesota farmers
use human waste as fertilizer
10/11 - EPA will study
toxins in Lake Michigan
10/11 - Protect the
Apostle Islands
10/11 - View grows
that scenic beauty is invaluable
10/10 - Spiny water
fleas invade Minnesota lake
10/10 - DNR to continue
beach testing in Wisconsin
10/10 - Ohio to install
netting equipment to lessen pollution
10/9 - Bill would use
low-water boundary on Lake Erie
10/9 - DNR revisits
wolf status
10/8 - Water insult:
fewer inspections will hurt lakes
10/8 - Great Lakes
toxic dangers hard to pinpoint
10/8 - Education will
fight water fleas
10/7 - Exotic water
flea hops to inland waters
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 - Federal agency
ducks answers for waterfowl program
10/6 - Lake Erie coastal
policy receives low marks
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
10/4 - Powerline opponents
continue their fight
10/4 - GLU Habitat Watch-The
Battle for Red Hill Valley
10/3 - Group holds public
policy forum on river cleanup
10/3 - Great Lakes group
on track in control of water sales
10/2 - Shoreline residents
eye lawsuit
10/2 - Thousands show
up to celebrate refuge
10/2 - Restoring the
Great Lakes
10/1 - Humbug Marsh
will be protected
10/1 - Electric barrier
may help stop Asian Carp
10/1 - Pollution data
released in Ohio
9/30 - Lake Erie field
guide in the works
9/30 - Low water dries
up business
9/30 - $2.5 million
to fight water pollution in Michigan
9/29 - Another Ohio
shoreline bill in the mix
9/29 - Lake Erie: Is
clearer cleaner?
9/29 - Controlling water
ballast discharge
9/28 - Lake Michigan
cleanup continues
9/28 - Wisconsin volunteers
adopt beach, park
9/27 - Pollution sources
discussed in Michigan and Indiana
9/27 - Ontario road-building
controversy continues
9/27 - Bill in Congress
would put harbor back in federal hands
9/26 - EPA must act
to correct Great Lakes' problems
9/26 - Lake drilling
ban needs to extend internationally
9/26 - Reducing salt
good for wetlands too
9/25 - Wisconsin gets
an 'F' in water quality
9/25 - Floating guardian
assays Lake Ontario's health
9/25 - Carniverous
alien fish found in Wisconsin
9/24 - Bill would ban
foreign ships' ballast water
9/24 - Northwest Indiana
filled with 'environmental injustice'
9/24 - Enlarged 'dead
zone' ripples across Lake Erie
9/23 - Lake Erie must
be protected
9/23 - Feds OK plan
to save water snakes
9/23 - Great Lakes threats
outpace solutions
9/22 - Ban Lake Erie
drilling
9/22 - Flame retardent
chemical found in U.S. breast milk
9/22 - United front
on radium sought
9/19 - Environmental
group wants smoking ban on Chicago beaches
9/19 - Granholm disappoints
environmentalists
9/19 - Wisconsin river
cleanup could use some helping hands
9/18 - Volunteers sought
for Michigan beach sweep
9/18 - Keep the Great
Lakes healthy
9/18 - $1 million OK'd
for Lake Erie restoration efforts
9/17 - Restoring the
Great Lakes
9/17 - Help sought
to count rare thistles
9/17 - Unclear nuclear
policy threatens Wisconsin
9/16 - Apostle Islands
would benefit from federal wilderness designation
9/16 - Bush touts Clear
Skies plan at Michigan power plant
9/16 - Ohio's hazmat
spills rank second highest in country
9/15 - Environmentalists
decry EPA Great Lakes deal
9/15 - IJC meeting's
focus is Great Lakes
9/15 - Local pressure
needed for action on invasive species
9/14 - Wisconsin power
line debate nears second round
9/12 - Reports conclude
people 'loving Lake Superior to death'
9/10 - Great Lakes United
Habitat Watch #284
9/09 - Cities overlooked
in providing environmental protections
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
9/07 - Michigan weeding
out invasive species
9/06 - Stemming the
sewer overflow
9/06 - Michigan business
leaders want 'sensible' environmental rules
9/06 - Private hydro
hurts Ontario's economy
9/05 - Great Lakes United
Habitat Watch #283
9/05 - Great Lakes levels
remain below average
9/05 - Grant awarded
to study Lake Erie
9/04 - Suburbs say no
to buying water from Green Bay
9/04 - Good perch stock
found in Lake St. Clair
9/03 - Underwater forest
in peril from zebra mussels
9/03 - EPA won't regulate
ships' ballast water
9/03 - Canada plans
conservation area
9/02 - Ontario takes
charge of Marcy's Woods
9/02 - Cormorant harassment
starts early in New York
9/02 - Toxic algae plunges
Lake Erie into mystery
8/31 - Green Bay Water
Commission follows Machiavellian approach
8/31 - Wisconsin lake
seeks plan to fight exotic fish
8/30 - Researchers seek
cure for noxious wetlands invader
8/30 - Water problems
reaching flood stage in government
8/29 - Proposed drilling
in Michigan raises concern
8/29 - Mercury in fish
less toxic
8/28 - What's in your
bottled water?
8/28 - Controlling
invasive species in the Great Lakes
8/28 - EPA allows polluters
to pollute more
8/27 - Restoring the
shore
8/27 - Sea lamprey program
underway in Indiana
8/27 - Severe climate
changes predicted for Minnesota
8/26 - Zebra mussels
are causing a costly underwater war
8/26 - Marcy's Woods
along Lake Erie in danger
8/26 - Few Michigan
Beaches tested for harmful organisms
8/25 - Ancient fish
gains protection
8/25 - Dioxins drove
Great Lakes trout levels down
8/25 - Officials target
sea lamprey for destruction
8/24 - Uphill battle
looms to eradicate invaders
8/24 - Non-native species
are damaging our Great Lakes ecosystem
8/24 - Water talks coming
down to the wire
8/23 - Green Bay's arsenic
levels too high
8/23 - Great Lakes fish
food in decline
8/23 - Environmental
grants available for Great Lakes projects
8/22 - The blackout
is getting Michigan to think green
8/22 - Shoreline grooming
group forms a Political Action Committee
8/21 - Eagles, invasive
species thriving in Great Lakes
8/21 - Cormorants straining
Ohio's only national wildlife refuge
8/20 - Great Lakes United
blackout special
8/20 - Taft quietly
signs Lake Erie drilling ban
8/20 - Cities acting
to reduce energy consumption
8/20 - WLSSD explains
Duluth sewer spills
8/19 - Great Lakes
water usage agreement on track
8/19 - Alien species
problem must remain priority
8/19 - WI water authority
will do 'what needs to be done' to provide water
8/18 - Green, local
energy beckons
8/18 - Michigan project
embroiled in wetlands controversy
8/18 - Restoration projects
forgotten in midst of Fox River cleanup
8/15 - Tip of the Mitt
Watershed Council educates with Freshwater Center
8/15 - Lake Michigan
conference discusses wetlands and PCBs
8/15 - Advisories dropped
for Lake Superior's North Shore
8/14 - As parched states
thirst for Great Lakes water, it must not be diverted
8/14 - Researchers want
to get to the bottom of Lake Erie's "Dead Zone"
8/14 - News from Great
Lakes United
8/13 - Ontario government
stonewalls protection for national park wolves
8/13 - Green Bay water
utility has spent $2.5 million in water talks
8/13 - Penn. "Growing
Smarter" law pleases anti-sprawl activists
8/12 - New York to tackle
the fight against invaders
8/12 - Rain closes many
Toronto beaches
8/12 - Scientists turn
fish into living, glowing contamination indicators
8/11 - Environmentalists
fear pristine area in Ontario will be destroyed
8/11 - User fees rise
as Ontario city struggles with upgrades
8/11 - Rumbling starts
on Great Lakes diversion plan
8/10 - Cleaner water
causes Bald Eagles to soar in Michigan
8/10 - Illinois county
eyes its water resources
8/10 - More Green Bay
diversion talks
8/09 - Indiana town
uses grants to tap into Lake Michigan
8/09 - Scientists float
new theory on algae
8/09 - PCA looks into
Duluth sewage spills
8/08 - Piles of trash
strain American-Canadian border ties
8/08 - Ashland, WI frustrated
over long harbor cleanup
8/08 - Illinois counties
get poor air quality marks
8/07 - Illinois town
approves water rate hike
8/07 - Pits pose problem
in Duluth-Superior port
8/07 - Residents campaign
to stop waste water
8/06 - Green Bay suburbs
won't get new Lake Michigan pipeline
8/06 - Ohio park may
be included in pilot bacteria study
8/06 - Wisconsin rep.
excited about Great Lakes funding bill
8/05 - Series of accidents
caused sewage spills in Duluth
8/05 - Summer rains
little help for low lake levels
8/05 - Study finds that
Illinois county needs sediment cleanup
8/04 - E. coli plagues
some Wisconsin beaches
8/04 - Air quality study
may add to Ohio farm debate
8/04 - Invasive species
threaten region's water
8/02 - Officials want
quicker way to assess beach bacteria levels
8/02 - Lake Superior
'treasure' eyed for gravel pit
8/02 - Algae blooms
a growing problem
8/01 - Beaches get fresh
scrutiny
8/01 - Marinette county
seeks volunteers to fight Purple Loosestrife
8/01 - Zebra mussels
can't take the cold in Chequagemon Bay
7/31 - GLU Habitat Watch:
Asian carp and developing rare woods
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 - Senators urged
to support carbon dioxide reductions
7/30 - Pollution and
illness tracked at Lake Erie beach
7/30 - No more water
talks for Green Bay
7/29 - Fox River plan
pleases some, angers others
7/29 - Toronto is cracking
down on sewer polluters
7/29 - $400 million
plan drives PCB cleanup on Fox River
7/28 - Door county
debates solutions to bacteria problems
7/28 - Deer damage to
Lake Michigan islands studied
7/28 - Mayoral group
to set goals for Great Lakes
7/27 - Forest Service
grapples with ATV rules
7/26 - Rains pollute
Lake Erie, halt swimming at beaches
7/25 - Exotic fish,
the white perch, spread to Chequamegon Bay
7/25 - St. Clair river
to be dredged after years of heat and drought
7/25 - First wolf confirmed
in Illinois since 1900s
7/24 - Fierce winter
proves value of harnessing wind power
7/24 - Consortium will
be a vocal voice for the Great Lakes
7/24 - Users may be
charged fee to join Water Authority in Green Bay
7/23 - Great Lakes communities
will have voice with new group
7/23 - Parasitic lamprey
is Great Lakes enemy number one
7/23 - Green Bay water
deal is delayed due to radium levels
7/22 - Waste runoff
a worry forMichigan mega-farms
7/22 - Mayors will collaborate
in Great Lakes protection
7/22 - Arsenic in Michigan
town's water spurs diversion debate
7/21 - Lake Superior
north shore under threat from road-building company
7/21 - Coordinated efforts
needed for Great Lakes
7/21 - Environmentalists
decry trends toward super-size farms
7/19 - Warnings about
eating Michigan fish intensify
7/19 - House backs money
for Great Lakes research
7/19 - New center to
combat invasive species on the Great Lakes
7/18 - Swarms of mayflies
not harmful-just creepy
7/18 - Development plan
for Ohio island almost ready
7/18 - Testing on Lake
Superior finds beach contamination
7/17 - EPA wrong choice
to lead $6 billion cleanup of Great Lakes
7/17 - Wisconsin forestry
chief urges new ATV rules
7/17 - Scientists launch
efforts to understand, curb invasive species
7/16 - Congress struggles
with Great Lakes restoration
7/16 - Bill eases federal
beach-maintenance rules
7/16 - Michigan considers
banning out-of-state trash
7/15 - Great Lakes lawmakers
push for hefty cleanup funds
7/15 - Plan to designate
80% of Apostle Islands as wilderness
7/15 - Controversy in
Milwaukee over sewage dumping numbers
7/14 - Wisconsin isle,
shore await U.S. protection
7/14 - Ontario, Quebec
turn to wind turbines for power
7/14 - Wisconsin groups
want funds for Fox River projects
7/11 - Water polluters
should pay tab
7/11 - New offer from
Green Bay to suburbs on water deal
7/11 - Indiana Officials
Talk Coastal Priorities
7/10 - Congressmen look
to restore Great Lakes
7/10 - Lake Michigan
levels plunging near record
7/10 - Fewer Zebra Mussels
found in Lake St. Clair
7/09 - Chicago county
testing for E. coli source
7/09 - Ontario nuclear
plants to enjoy same tax breaks as 'clean' power
7/09 - Ohio pipeline
project halted after damage to streams found
7/09 - Biological Pollution
Threatens Great Lakes
7/08
- PCBs Detected in Michigan
Waterways
7/08 - Feds Rule Lynx
Threatened, but not Endangered
7/07 - New York Limits
Cormorant Numbers to Save Fishing
7/07 - Great Lakes See
More Beach Closings
7/06 - New Great Lakes
Chief Uses Lessons Learned on Lake St. Clair
7/06 - 10 Wisconsin
Counties May Get to Avoid Tough Pollution Controls
7/05 - Lawmakers, Activists
Hope to Join Forces for Great Lakes Cleanup
7/05 - Ohio Conservation
Group to Buy Bird Habitat
7/04 - Ontario Moves
to Boost Use of Renewable Energy
7/03 - Congressmen Call
for $4 Billion Fund to Protect Great Lakes
7/03 - Alewives Die-Off
Smaller than in the Past
7/03 - Green Bay Suburbs
Propose New Water Deal
7/02 - Sewage Dumping
into Lake Michigan may be Worse than Reported
7/02 - Wisconsin Industries
Releasing Fewer Chemicals
7/02 - Great Lakes Must
Deal with Waste Problem Before It's too Late
7/01 - Tiny Computers
Track Lake Huron Fish
7/01 - Teachers Join
Fight to Protect Lake Michigan's Waters
7/01 - New Rules Proposed
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