Great Lakes

Asian Carp: Feds' Slick PR Is Not the Solution

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Asian Carp, Chicago, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Chicago Waterways, Asian Carp Lake Michigan, Chicago River, Asian Carp Great Lakes, Chicago News

Last week must have looked like a dismal week for the folks overseeing the efforts to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

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Feds To Propose Asian Carp Fix.. Next Year

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Great Lakes Invasive Species, Asian Carp Great Lakes, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Video, Asian Carp, Asian Carp Lawsuit, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Asian Carp Lake Michigan, US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit News

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Obama administration's promise Tuesday to quicken its search for a way to shield the Great Lakes from Asian carp and ...

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Is Lake Erie In Danger?

AP | JOHN SEEWER | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Great Lakes Water Protection, Great Lakes Water Conservation, Lake Erie Ohio Water Bill, Ohio Water Bill, Video, Great Lakes Water, Lake Erie Water Bill, Water, Great Lakes, Lake Erie Water Protection, Water Conservation, Lake Erie Water Bill Ohio, Lake Erie, Green News

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republican legislators in Ohio are taking a second shot at setting rules on how much water factories and farms in the state can ...

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Great Lakes Wind Farms Agreement Reached

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.30.2012

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Obama administration and five states announced an agreement Friday to speed up consideration of plans for offshore w...

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WATER WARS: Michigan Residents Clash On Great Lakes

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Lake Huron, Video, Lake Michigan, Low Water Levels Great Lakes, Michigan Environment, Lake Michigan Water Levels, Rising Water Levels, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Water Levels, Climate Change, Detroit News

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- Brian Ramler longs for the days when his marina on Lake Huron's Georgian Bay could handle 50 boats – before water lev...

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Court Won't Force Chicago To Close Shipping Locks To Fight Asian Carp

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 04.28.2012

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to order emergency measures that might prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great L...

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NRC Downgrades Nuclear Plant Over Safety Concerns

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 02.15.2012

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Federal regulators said Tuesday that safety violations at the Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan had led t...

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'Green News Report' - February 2, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Asian Carp, Fracking, Economy, United Nations, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Canada, Tar Sands, Drought, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Heat Wave, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Great Lakes, Gop, Groundhog Day, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Invasive Species, Environmentalism, Subsidies, State Department, Barack Obama, Texas, Energy Efficiency, Pennsylvania, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Fox News, James Hansen, Illinois, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Gasland, Wall Street Journal, Brad Pitt, Daily Show, Insurance, Saudi Arabia, Daily Mail, Josh Fox, Green Building, Eminent Domain, Munich Re, Cuba, Green News

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Always Ready? For Aging Coast Guard Fleet, Not So Much

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Video, U.S. Coast Guard, Baltimore, Cruise Ships, Federal Budget Deficit, Deepwater, Homeland Security, Great Lakes, 9/11, Offshore Patrol Cutter, Drug-Interdiction, Coast Guard, Coast-Guard-Cuts, Arctic, 2012-Spending-Levels, Politics News

BALTIMORE -- Cmdr. William Lane climbs down a steep ladder deep within the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear. Stepping over a pipe with paint blistered ...

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Reverse Effect: A Genius Solution to the Chicago River and Asian Carp From Jeanne Gang

Henry Henderson | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Asian Carp, Reverse Effect, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Jeanne Gang, Chicago River, Chicago River Sewage, Asian Car Chicago River, Reverse Effect Chicago River, Chicago News

No single solution can be immediately deployed that will address the many ills of the Chicago River -- or those in most of our urban waterways. What is required is steady, thoughtful and determined work.

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Sailboat In Deadly Race To Mackinac Was Unstable, Group Says

AP | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Mark Morley, Great Lakes, Race to Mackinac, Wingnuts Sailboat, Suzanne Makowski-Bickel, Sailboat Race to Mackinac Island, Mackinac Island, Chicago News

CHARLEVOIX, Mich. — A sailboat that capsized in a storm during the annual race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, killing two crew members, was no...

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'Time Is Running Out For The Great Lakes'

AP | By JOHN FLESHER | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Great Lakes Invasive Species, Asian Carp, Video, Great Lakes Asian Carp, Great Lakes Watershed, Mississippi Watershed, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Supreme-Court, Green News

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Five states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear their plea for quicker federal action to prevent Asian carp and ...

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Gore Links Great Lakes Problems To Climate Change

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 12.13.2011

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DETROIT — Former Vice President Al Gore linked climate change to a rash of environmental catastrophes Thursday, from floods in Pakistan to droug...

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Great Lakes Restoration Money Still Flows –- For Now

AP | By JOHN FLESHER | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Environmental Restoration, Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes Protection, Video, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration, Great Lakes, Epa, Environment, Great Lakes Region, Green News

DETROIT -- At a time when many government programs are fighting for survival, there's one place the money is still flowing for now: the Great Lakes. ...

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'Green News Report' - October 6, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.06.2011

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Getting It Right in the Gopher State

Mark Biel | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Invasive Species, Asian Carp, Minnesota, Great Lakes, Chicago, Asian Carp Great Lakes, Asian Carp Chicago, Asian Carp Minnesota, Asian Carp Bubble Shield, Chicago News

When it comes to the Asian carp debate, a long-running problem in the Great Lakes region is a laser-like focus on Chicago and its waterways. Minnesota has recently taken steps that should serve as an example.

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Asian Carp DNA Detection Method Helpful, Researchers Say

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 11.10.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Gre...

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One If by Land, Two If by Sea

Mark Biel | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Iowa, Wisconsin, Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, Indiana, Chicago, Great Lakes, Asian Carp Great Lakes, Invasive Fish, Asian Carp Chicago River, Invasive Species, Asian Carp Lake Michigan, Chicago News

Asian carp alarmists have fixated on Chicago's waterways as the lone path for the fish to enter the Great Lakes. But recent discoveries of carp in Wisconsin and Iowa underscore that we cannot simply focus on aquatic pathways.

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Grading Senator Kirk's Lake Michigan Report Card

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Congress, Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, Mark Kirk, Nrdc, Epa, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Mercury, Climate Change, Asian Carp Great Lakes, Great Lakes Preservation, Chicago River Sewage, Chicago River, Chicago News

While we could quibble with some of the letter grades assigned, Senator Kirk deserves much credit for putting together a valuable document that can help stimulate policy discussions about the health of the Great Lakes.

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Heavy Rain, Old Pipes, More People: A 'Perfect Storm' For Sewer Overflows

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Sewage, Environmental Protection Agency, Combined Sewer Overflow, Sewer Overflow, Great Lakes, Epa, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Chicago River Sewage, New York, New York City, Green News

In the middle of last month's record heat wave, New York City warned its residents against cooling off in their local waterways. A four-alarm blaze ha...

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Pipeline Problems: The Mess Remains One Year After Kalamazoo River Oil Spill

Henry Henderson | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Kalamazoo Oil Spill, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rep. Fred Upton, Oil Spill, OnEarth Magazine, Keystone XL Pipeline, Nrdc, Epa, Great Lakes, Kalamazoo River, Diluted Bitumen, Enbridge Energy, Pipeline, Pipeline Safety, Chicago Environment, Chicago News

A year later, the cleanup continues, and it is clear that we were asking the right questions. The oil spill packed a bigger wallop than anyone expected at the time because of the unique properties of tar sands oil.

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National Endowment for the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes

Peter Neill | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Great Lakes, Marine Conservation, Coasts, Ocean, Green News

An encouraging sign of a new awareness and public awakening about the critical needs of the marine environment has been the recent introduction by Sen...

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Floods Highlight Need for Comprehensive Carp Solution

Mark Biel | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Asian Carp, Lake Michigan, Midwest Flooding, Indiana, Great Lakes, Chicago, Chicago News

While the floods in Missouri and Louisiana do not mean Asian carp are any closer to the Great Lakes than they were yesterday, they do serve as a serious reminder that a multi-tiered solution is the best answer.

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Man Kayaks On Five Great Lakes In Five Days

Lakewood, OH Patch | John Deike | Email the Author | June 17, 2011 | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Kayak, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Kayak, Henry Dorfman, Patch, Chicagoland Patch, Lakewood Patch, Chicago News

Henry Dorfman, 62, a Cincinnati outdoor recreation enthusiast, decided it was time to do something that's never been done before -- paddle all five Gr...

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Is That Fish Sustainable? Commercial Fishing In Lake Superior

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Daniel Klein, Whitefish, Sustainable Food, Perennial Plate, Sustainable Fishing, Fry, Organic, Trout, Great Lakes, Local Food, Nets, Wild, Lake Superior, Fishing, Recipe, Herring, Food News

There are a small number of commercial fisherman left on Lake Superior. I had the pleasure of going out one morning last spring with Harley Tofte, w...

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