U.S. Navy withdraws dredging request

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Published June 11, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

A request for a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permit to allow dredging material from Great Lakes Naval Harbor to be placed at Adam's Sand & Gravel in Brighton has been withdrawn ...

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Waukesha water plan review halted

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Published June 10, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will not begin reviewing Waukesha's application for a Great Lakes water supply until the mayor and other city officials stop their search for other possible sources ...

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Bottling Lake Michigan water worth exploring, new commissioner says

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

Mayor Daley has "no plans" to privatize Chicago's water system, but bottling and selling the city's "exceptional" tap water is worth exploring, newly-appointed Water Management Commissioner Tom Powers said ...

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City to seek $300,000 grant to build stormwater pond at Pennoyer Beach

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

City of Kenosha, Wis., officials plan to take the next step in seeking a $300,000 grant to help improve Lake Michigan water quality. The money would pay for building a pond at Pennoyer Beach to allow pollutants from storm water to settle out rather than enter the lake ...

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Updated fish consumption advice available

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

Fish consumption advice has been updated for 2010 and the few minor changes made are reflected in "Choose Wisely: A Health Guide for Eating Fish in Wisconsin," now available online and at Department of Natural Resources service centers ...

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Center gets $50 million

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Published June 8, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin have received $50 million in funding for the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. The Center, a co-hosted facility between the two universities, received the funding from the U.S. DOE ...

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Guiding the way

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Published June 8, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

Traverse City will host the Michigan Lighthouse Alliance's Great Lakes Lighthouse Preservation Conference from June 14-17 ...

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Lake Superior Research Institute: Finalist for GLRI grant

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Published June 8, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

The University of Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute is a finalist for $971,714 in federal funding to work with the Wisconsin DNR in monitoring coastal wetlands, tributaries and near-shore waters of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin ...

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Zebra mussels invade Northeast Wisconsin

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Published June 4, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced ten more Wisconsin lakes are infested with zebra mussels ...

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UWM picks two locations for its School of Freshwater Sciences

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Published June 3, 2010 at 7:05 a.m.

After months of speculation, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee today shared the location its new School of Freshwater Sciences. UWM's new program will become the first graduate school of freshwater sciences in the nation ...

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