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Great Lakes conference to discuss regional challenges
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In mid-October, environmentalists from across the Great Lakes region will meet to discuss their biggest challenges.
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Photo Friday: Common “Greatness” shared in African and American lakes
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The sights on the shores of Africa’s Lake Malawi differ slightly from those on our Great Lakes (you may find a crocodile or two), but there are similarities as well.
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Spring rain caused severe sewage overflows in Lake Ontario
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This spring’s heavy rain in the Lake Ontario region had quite an impact on homeowners, but it also affected the water offshore.
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What’s it like to live in a Lake Erie lighthouse? Bring water.
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It’s easier to get to Sheila Consaul’s summer home by boat than by foot.
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Life’s a beach – two of them on the Great Lakes
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NASA checks out the nation’s beaches from space.
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Did Plan 2014 cause Lake Ontario’s floods?
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Some residents and officials blame the International Joint Commission’s plan, which took effect in January, for flooding in the region.
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Clean up of Great Lakes hot spots may get one-year reprieve, but supporters fear long term cuts
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The president’s proposed cuts to the GLRI will have severe consequences for the Great Lakes, unless Congress can turn things around.
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Towns along Lake Ontario prepare for flooding
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New Yorkers living on the south shore of Lake Ontario are stacking sandbags in hopes of keeping the rising lake back.
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Budget proposal threatens coastal improvement program
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The program supporting shoreline improvements is supported in part by a federal agency facing a proposed 17 percent cut.