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Strategic plan targets invasive species
The Superior Daily Telegram (11/17)
Douglas County’s Land Conservation Committee is forwarding a plan to the county board that takes aim at invasive species.
Mich. Clean Marina Program: Public-private partners work together to improve water quality
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/9)
Partners from the public and private sector in Michigan are working together in a voluntary program to improve the quality of the Great Lakes.
Researchers seek funding for wind test site in Lake Michigan
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/7)
In a recent article in The Muskegon Chronicle, it was reported that researchers at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) cited a lack of year-around data (on wind platform testing) needed by prospective development companies.
COMMENTARY: Senate needs to pass clean energy act to help Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press (10/26)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was absolutely correct with his recent proclamation about the current condition of the Great Lakes State: "The State of Michigan," Reid declared from the Senate Floor, with a copy Time Magazine in his hand, "is in trouble."
First Nation women 'walk the environmental talk'
WeNews (10/23)
Tomorrow's global day of climate activism aims for media and political attention. First Nation women have another way. Since 2003, they've walked the shoreline of a Great Lake or major river, meditating on the needs of an unborn generation.
City making big push for water school
The Business Journal (10/23)
The push is on to convince the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that the best location for its new School of Freshwater Sciences is near the university’s existing Great Lakes Water Institute on East Greenfield Avenue.
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3 | Lake Superior and its tributaries
Peninsula Harbor: Located in Marathon, Ont., on the northeastern shore of Lake Superior, historical discharges from a paper mill and the water pollution control plant have caused severe damage to the harbor's ecosystem.
Jackfish Bay: Wastewater from a paper mill as well as nonpoint source pollution, sediment contamination, and spills have contaminated the bay.
Nipigon Bay: The communities of Red Rock and Nipigon are located within this AOC; discharges from a packaging company, pollution from historic log drives, and excessive water level fluctuations have all contributed to the degradation of the bay.
Thunder Bay: While the bay is one of the largest grain handling ports in the world, much of the pollution is a result of the forest products industry.
St. Louis River: The largest U.S. tributary to Lake Superior, the AOC is located in the lower St. Louis River. The river has been degraded by improperly handled sewage, leaking landfills and hazardous wastes, and the loss of its open water and wetlands due to filling in the river's estuary.
Deer Lake-Carp Creek River: While mercury discharge from mining factories ended in 1981, mercury contamination is still a problem for this AOC.
Torch Lake: Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, 100 years of copper mining, milling, and smelting activities has contaminated the waters.
