January 2020

New plan gets tough on big agriculture to slow toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie

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Political Roundup: Army Corps of Engineers called to “battle the blooms’ 

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A promising start:  DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative

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There’s little to no ice on Lake Erie: What that means for lake effect snow this season

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Army Corps warns of another rise in Great Lakes levels after record year

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Hear how H2Ohio will affect farmers

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Sustainable farms discussion planned in Toledo

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Cuyahoga County distributes reusable grocery bags to Euclid seniors

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Avon Lake completes sewer separation process

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Lake-Level Change on the Great Lakes Part One: Forecasting New Highs and Lows

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Group wants Lake Erie on pollution diet

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Kaptur touts bipartisan effort to prioritize Great Lakes in 2020

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North Cape YC

Lake Erie turns toxic every summer

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Lake Erie Waterkeepers

Lake Erie Waterkeepers Report Jan 2020

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BAO

Lake Erie is usually half frozen by now: What’s it like this year?

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Free lecture to teach public about plastic pollution in Lake Erie and how to help

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Beating Ohio’s algae problem with $30 million?

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Schumer and Gillibrand urge Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study

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EPA weakens protections for streams and wetlands

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Lake Erie fishing dependent on competing Ohio toxic algal abatement plans

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Lenawee farmers help reduce Lake Erie algae bloom

February 2020

BAO

Global Science team on red alert as Arctic lands grow greener

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Lake Erie Waterkeepers Report

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Mysterious Russian spacecraft appears to be STALKING a US spy satelite.

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House passes legislation to boost Great Lakes cleanup money

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High water wrecks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities

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Ohio Lake Erie Commission releases draft 2020 plan; Black River targeted

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Lake Michigan water levels break monthly record high for the first time in more than 30 years; Illinois seeks federal disaster aid

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Soo Locks Project Moves Forward, Will Impact Lake Erie

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Living Green – Saving Great Lakes

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Here’s the one thing Congress can agree on:  Helping the Great Lakes

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Water levels to rise even higher on Lake Erie

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Geneva-on-the-Lake shoreline shrinking from fury of Lake Erie

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Trump budget proposes $20M increase for Great Lakes protection

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Region’s threatened wetlands can aid fight against toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie: Study

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House Renewal: A bipartisan-sponsored bill increasing Great Lakes funding passed the U.S. House

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Algae in Lake Erie in the winter? Ice would help UWindsor research

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Port of Toledo receives $16 million from two U.S. DOT grants

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Port of Cleveland gets $11 million federal grant

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New mini doc offers view of $1M Lake Huron reef restoration project

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Fertilizer applied years ago still affects Lake Erie

New Waterford mayor sees good chance for H2Ohio grants

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Presque Isle high waters hitting historic marks

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Rights of Nature Argued in Federal Court for the First Time

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 $91M fed funding for projects along Lake Ontario, Erie

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 Ohio EPA agrees to TMDL for western Lake Erie

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 Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet

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Ecology North

 Windmill blades can't be recycled

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Canada may store its worst nuclear waste on the shores of Lake Huron

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Lake Erie Waterkeepers

High Water Graph

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After years of pushback, Ohio will limit phosphorus into Lake Erie to reduce harmful algal blooms

March 2020

See jaw-dropping photos of ice-covered houses on Lake Erie shore

ODNR seeking public comment on plan for Lake Erie and Coastal Program Enhancement Strategies

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Judge rules against Lake Erie Bill of Rights

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Ohio updates domestic action plan to protect Lake Erie

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Lake Erie Bill of Rights backers plant to fight court ruling against it

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Water sensors, data make Great Lakes smarter

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The Great Lakes keep breaking records – and not just its water levels

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 Water sensors, data collaboration make Great Lakes smarter

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Park board approves spending H2Ohio grant funds for property purchase, wetland project

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Securing Lake Erie's future - county farmers show support for H2Ohio

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Lake Erie levels continue to rise

June 2020

National Boating Federation

Secretary Bernhardt Announces More Than $54 Million To Keep Waters Clean, Support Outdoor Recreation

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Coast Guard releases 2019 Recreational Boating Statistics Report

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Boating Association of Ohio

This is a request for your support. Our fight to keep wind turbines out of Lake Erie is not over. Your input is needed ASAP. Please click on this link and follow the directions to have your voice heard. Thank you!

July 2020

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BoatUS: TowBoatUS Beaufort, N.C., Removes Tons of Marine Debris Through NOAA Grant

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Boat US: Lifecycle Solutions for Fiberglass Boats

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NMMA: Historic Boating Access and Conservation Bill Approved by Congress

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NMMA: Congress Advances Key Boating Safety Priorities

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NMMA: NMMA Applauds House Passage of Water Resources Development Act

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NMMA: President Trump Signs Historic Access and Conservation Bill

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This project involved the University of Maryland College of Environmental Science engaging their vastly experienced team of Scientists and program specialists.  The project started in November of 2018 and was to be unveiled this Spring but was delayed due to COVID19.

Petroleum spill in buffalo river creates hazard for boaters, paddlers

Algae blooms have cost at least $1.1 billion over past decade, says EWG

Ohio easily outspends the rest of America in fighting algae

Wetlands project underway again in Port Clinton

Advisories posted at two local beaches

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Eye on the Environment:  Fewer harmful algal blooms being reported this year

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Giant ‘geopool’ strains sediment from Black River water

September 2020

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Total Maximum Daily Load: Court case looks to push for Ohio EPA nutrients limit for Lake Erie

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U.S. Army Corps: Lake Erie Water Levels Down, Still Higher Than Average

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H2Ohio budget challenges not over

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This week’s algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie

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Nehls Nature Preserve to be a jewel on Catawba Island

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‘Geopool’ May Point to Future of Dredged Material Disposal

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Pandemic opens up great green opportunities for Great Lakes

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Lake Ontario, Lake Erie are the most stressed Great Lakes, new study shows

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Long-banned toxics are still accumulating in Great Lakes birds—as new chemical threats emerge

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Mentor-on-the-Lake leaders approve Shoreline Special Improvements District measure to aid with erosion projects

Grant funding to protect the Great Lakes

Groups to partner on H2Ohio wetland monitoring

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What are the benefits of wetlands

Oct 2020

Detroit River improving while western Lake Erie’s struggles continue

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The Future of Lake Erie's Icebreaker Windfarm Remains Up in the Air

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Crews begin building new wetland area in Paulding County

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Invasive sea lampreys in Great Lakes, and the lake trout they prey on, puzzle scientists

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Officials sign project agreement in Ashtabula Harbor

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DU, Ohio partner for new wetlands

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Saving the lake shouldn't take a stunt

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NOAA grant advances UToledo research into Lake Erie bacteria that destroys algal toxins

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Painesville sets record for longest microtunneling project in the U.S., with new Lake Erie intake pipe

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Ashtabula River is so clean it’s no longer listed as EPA area of concern, Lorain and Cuyahoga rivers making progress

Nov 2020

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$11.6 million for harmful algal bloom research

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Lorain: Officials laud Black River conservation efforts

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H2Ohio In Action

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Rising waters threaten Great Lakes communities

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Scientists leading the way

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Supercomputer Simulations Help Create 3-D Models of Fresh Water Plastic Pollution

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Kaptur, Joyce urge support for Great Lakes

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Researchers want invasive aquatic critters out of Great Lakes ballast water

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A sound-wave emitting buoy that kills algae will soon be tested in Florida

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Mitsubishi Eyes Great Lakes for Offshore Wind Development

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Research from The Ohio  State University at Mansfield will help make water safer for Ohioans

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Tough bugger: Western Lake Erie algae still out there, even as temps plunge

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Shipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks

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Water protection
(10/20)
A decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back clean water protections is bad policy joined with bad science.

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Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region

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OSU receives grant to help preserve Lake Erie

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From Bin to Beach: The Realities of Plastic Waste and the Great Lakes Region

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$35 million cleanup for 489 acres of former Bethlehem Steel site along Lake Erie shoreline

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Stanley: Avoid a predictable crisis by using nature to shield water quality

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Lake Erie faces a swirl of emerging environmental issues

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Heavy rains cause raw sewage to flow into Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach

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Study finds that decades-old pollutants are showing up in bird breeding grounds along Great Lakes

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Rising waters threaten communities across the Great Lakes region

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Non-profit gives Ohio beaches an 'F,' Ohio Department of Natural Resources fires back

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An Offshore Wind Farm on Lake Erie Moves Closer to Reality, but Will It Ever Be Built?

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Summertime Spike:  Great Lakes parks a source of balm and vexation for many during COVID-19

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Officials:  Pointe Mouillee a success story

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A 22-year mission to restore a Pennsylvania bay

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2020 has been good to Lake Erie in some ways, bad in others

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Lake Erie’s harmful algal bloom smaller than expected, half as bad as 2019

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Lakewood mayor joins Cuyahoga County Lakefront Public Access Plan effort

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Floodplain restoration project completed in North Perry Village

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Phosphorus recycling introduced at BGSU Science Café

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Ohioans Encouraged to Take ‘Speak Up for Nature’ Pledge

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Programs aim to promote nutrient trappings at Turtle Creek

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The year’s algal bloom was smaller than usual

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ODNR makes progress on new wetland in Sandusky County

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 Glimmer of hope remains for Lake Erie Bill of Rights

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New H2Ohio wetlands project breaking ground in Sandusky County

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Controlling light could leave toxic algae dead in the water, researchers find

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Lawmakers want more federal help for Great Lakes erosion problems

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Q&A: The Great Lakes are stressed.  Climate change is making it worse.

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COVID-19 Compliance: Agencies grapple with environmental protection in the COVID-19 era

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Crawford Park District holds groundbreaking ceremony, events planned for Nov.

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National Boating Federation

GPS failure and addressing it

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Boating Association of Ohio

Five-Mile Crib, already a century old, poised for upgrades to keep it sound for decades

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Seasonal relief coming from high Great Lakes water levels

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Regional water, safe water

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Great Lakes states went big for Joe Biden—and he should go big for the Great Lakes

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ODNR offers new H2Ohio water quality program

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North America’s most valuable resource is at risk

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Turning toxic lemons into lemonade, from algae to biofuel

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CSI Great Lakes: genetic material helps researchers find invaders

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New H2Ohio Incentive Program helps improve water quality

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New H2Ohio Incentive Program helps improve water quality

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Artificial floating islands will help safety of water for Ohioans

Dec 2020

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Perry’s Victory to host virtual open house on seawall restoration

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Despite progress, Detroit River and Lake Erie at a 'defining moment'

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What President-elect Biden can do for Wisconsin—restore the Great Lakes

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Take action now to protect our Erie watershed

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Our Great Lakes Are Battered and Need Help

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“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles

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Conservation groups say EPA proposal fails to protect the Great Lakes

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Lorain County, lakefront cities tackle erosion control

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Up to $2K incentive for conservation program enrollment in northern Ashland County

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Why is Michigan short-changing its ports?

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Environmental Groups List Major Threats to Lake Erie

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House adopts bill requiring updated mapping for Great Lakes

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Madison Township approves petition to create Shoreline Special Improvements District

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SIU researcher reveals clues to controlling invasive carp: its ear bones

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Jan. 15 deadline set for EQIP conservation cost share funding for Ashland County farmers

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Ohio Farm Bureau kicks off 2020 online annual meeting

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So Great, So Fragile: Great Lakes, Lake Michigan pollution, microplastics, algal blooms endanger ecosystems

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Revetment extension along Mentor Lagoons Marina reset for 2021

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Virginia Tech pioneers smart reservoirs

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U.S. Coast Guard releases National Recreational Boating Safety Survey results

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H2Ohio, looking back and looking ahead

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Vermilion joins special improvement district discussion for lakefront erosion

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Ohio Sea Grant shares Lake Erie updates

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Agency heads pleased by H2Ohio progress, highlight Lake Erie efforts

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The Great Lakes Have a Great Big Plastics Problem

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A small step toward a cleaner Lake Erie

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From lakes to shores, microplastics are spreading everywhere

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Phase Two of Howard Marsh Metropark set to begin in April, 2021

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The Editorial Board: IJC correctly puts climate change at top of its agenda for Great Lakes

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Agency heads pleased by H2Ohio progress, highlight Lake Erie efforts

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Group criticize exemption in new EPA ballast water rule

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U.S. passes legislation extending, increasing funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

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