Plastic Waters: from the Great Lakes to the Oceans

Plastic Waters: from the Great Lakes to the Oceans - What do the Great Lakes and a camel's stomach have in common? Find out at Plastic Waters, an exhibit that shows the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the lakes and oceans -- and some inspiring solutions that can sustain the waters. . .

 

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Upper Great Lakes continue to rise

Upper Great Lakes continue to rise - Upper Great Lakes water levels continue to rise, with Lake Superior's monthly water level the highest in 18 years and lakes Michigan and Huron reaching the highest August level since 1998.

• Latest information on Lake Superior Outflow from International Lake Superior Board of Control

Lake Michigan ferry fight rages in Washington

Lake Michigan ferry fight rages in Washington - The battle has involved an alphabet soup of federal agencies from the EPA to the DOT, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle -- and the lake -- and a federal lobbying tab nearing $1 million.

Groups discuss oil pipelines during bridge walk

Groups discuss oil pipelines during bridge walk - Environmentalists will use the annual Mackinac Bridge walk to raise awareness about oil pipelines in the area and urge Gov. Rick Snyder to make sure they won't leak into the Great Lakes.

Congressman Dan Kildee Introduces Congressional Resolution to Protect Great Lakes from Threat of Nuclear Waste

<> Congressman Dan Kildee Introduces Congressional Resolution to Protect Great Lakes from Threat of Nuclear Waste - Aboard the Appledore IV schooner on the Saginaw River, Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) announced a congressional resolution he will be introducing to protect Michigan's Great Lakes from the threat of nuclear waste that Canada is proposing to permanently store underground less than a mile from Lake Huron.

<> Nuclear waste dump hearings to start in Kincardine, ON - Public hearings on a proposed deep geologic repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste near the shore of Lake Huron will begin on Sept. 9 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Kincardine, ON.

 

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Lake Erie island warned not to use well water

Lake Erie island warned not to use well water - Residents of Pelee Island are being warned not to drink their well water because of potentially toxic algae in Lake Erie.

 

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Montreal sewage waste dumped directly into rivers

Montreal sewage waste dumped directly into rivers - While the city of Montreal, Quèbec says it's studying the idea of creating more beaches on its territory, sewage waste is dumped directly into the St. Lawrence River. . .

 

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