Oil spill on St. Marys River has cleared up: Algoma Public Health

Oil spill on St. Marys River has cleared up: Algoma Public Health
Great Lakes Commission
n late Tuesday night, a 1,000-foot tugboat, Presque Isle, was travelling along the southeast side of Neebish Island on the St. Marys River when it had maneuverability issues before dropping […]
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Volunteers hit the river to collect payloads of trash

Volunteers hit the river to collect payloads of trash
Great Lakes Commission
More than 70 volunteers joined Save the River’s Trash Free River Days Weekend to remove 1,501 pounds of trash from the Upper St. Lawrence River last week. The volunteers retrieved […]
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Environmental groups use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to warn about Line 5

Interlochen Public Radio
he massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River 15 years ago polluted the water and shoreline and left oil-coated wildlife. More than a million gallons of oil was recovered along a more than 35 mile stretch of the river.
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Fulfilling a “childhood dream” studying Michigan’s unique dunes

Fulfilling a “childhood dream” studying Michigan’s unique dunes
Great Lakes Commission
A professor of geology and team of researchers at Hope College are studying the source of high levels of nitrates in well water at Oval Beach along the Kalamazoo River […]
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Environmental group says EGLE is not looking at all the risks of a Line 5 tunnel

Interlochen Public Radio
he National Wildlife Federation says Michigan's environment department should fully review what damage drilling the tunnel for a new pipeline segment might cause.
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Hometown Guide: From a road trip idea, a kind of time machine is born

Hometown Guide: From a road trip idea, a kind of time machine is born
London Free Press
ou can go far back in Indigenous history near Strathroy. This is Part Two of Postmedia's How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.
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‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps $20M conservation projects in northwest Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio
he money was slotted for stream restoration and farmland preservation across the region.
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Grand Rapids fight against ‘vampires of the Great Lakes’ receives $2.1M grant

Grand Rapids fight against ‘vampires of the Great Lakes’ receives $2.1M grant
Great Lakes Commission
nvasive sea lamprey control in Michigan’s Grand River is getting a boost thanks to a $2.1 million federal grant awarded to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Read the full story […]
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McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood

McBean: What Canada can learn from the Texas flash flood
London Free Press
The flash flood in Texas that killed more than 130 people should be a wake-up call for Canada, a climate expert says
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6 Wisconsin ferries offer a variety of experiences, from fun and free to far and fast

6 Wisconsin ferries offer a variety of experiences, from fun and free to far and fast
Great Lakes Commission
Want a free ride across the Wisconsin River? Check. A fast Lake Michigan crossing to avoid Chicago traffic, and get some work done while you’re doing it? Check. Or would […]
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Sea lamprey barrier work planned to start at Little Manistee weir

Sea lamprey barrier work planned to start at Little Manistee weir
Great Lakes Commission
Construction will begin the week of July 21 on a new sea lamprey barrier and trap at the Little Manistee River Weir and egg take facility in Manistee County, Michigan. […]
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World’s largest environmental cleanup of its kind resumes on St. Louis River

World’s largest environmental cleanup of its kind resumes on St. Louis River
Great Lakes Commission
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors resumed the deployment of 8,100 tons of activated carbon used to remediate industrial pollutants along the St. Louis River – Lake Superior’s largest river – […]
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