CHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration announced a new 5-year plan for the Great Lakes on Wednesday that will accelerate efforts to address toxic pollution, invasive species and farm runoff and restore plant and wildlife habitat. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

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ALBANY — The National Wildlife Federation sued New York state officials on Thursday for backing off on tough regulations to rid ship ballast water of invasive species that threaten the Great Lakes, the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. The ...

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Shipments of freight on the Great Lakes jumped last year by one-third, which the industry says is a hopeful sign in a region battered by the recession.

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Two organizations have begun a study on how best to separate the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds to prevent invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between them.

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NEW YORK CITY — Environmentalists and some local officials are protesting a Canadian company’s plan to haul 16 scrapped generators from a nuclear power plant across three of the Great Lakes.

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says if you can’t beat Asian carp, then you eat them. Quinn on Tuesday announced an agreement with a Chinese meat processing company and an Illinois fishery to catch ...

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LANSING, Mich. — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday not to get involved in a dispute over how to prevent invasive Asian carp from making their way into the Great Lakes.

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