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Nearshore

The nearshore encompasses beaches and wetlands. It extends from uplands through the coasts and into the water near the shore.

The state of Michigan is offering grant money to fund monitoring inland beaches this summer.

A resurgence of wild rice in popular lakes near Toronto has sparked debate over conflicting recreational and cultural values.

A yacht club maintenance man who sank a boat in the Black Rock Canal will pay restitution to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Couple fined $10,000 and told to remove fill.

Up to 5,000 birds have washed up on the shores of Lake Michigan this fall.

Bacteria, industrial pollutants, mercury among the challenges.

The river that drains the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean is designated an Area of Concern by the U.S. and Canadian governments.

Activists ask, What’s Ohio waiting for?

Waterfront homeowners are struggling to keep their homes out of the lake.

Removing the plants also removes excess nutrients that can be applied directly to crops as fertilizer.