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Great Lakes-Basin
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There are five Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes system includes the St. Clair River (which links Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair), the Detroit River (which links Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie), the Niagara River (which links Lake Erie to Lake Ontario), and the Upper St. Lawrence River (which flows to the Atlantic Ocean). About 37-million people live in the Great Lakes Basin.
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Round gobies, an invasive, minnow-sized fish that exists in substantial numbers in Lake Ontario, have been discovered in Onondaga Lake by county workers.
The fish are considered a “pain in the neck” by many anglers, particularly bait fisherman.
Officials contacted Friday say it’s only a matter of time until the gobies work their way through the local river system... (more)
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Fire officials have identified the liquid that leaked from an underground tank into the Don River Sunday evening as mineral oil, kerosine and aviation fuel.
A construction crew ruptured the tank at the rear of the Staples store on Eglinton Avenue near Brentcliffe Road, west of Leslie Street.
"The tank was not leaking at the time...so the construction company had made... (more)
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The combination of an unseasonably mild winter and spring followed by a hot summer has led to record-breaking water temperatures in the Great Lakes.
Lake Superior is a stunning 8 C above normal for this time of year -- and the big lake they call Gitche Gumee will get warmer still for another few weeks.
"It's really remarkable," said Jay Austin, a professor at the... (more)
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After exhausting legal avenues to stop the dreaded Asian carp from entering into the Great Lakes, a Canadian environmental group is hoping Hillary Clinton can help.
Ecojustice wants the U.S. Secretary of State and the Environmental Protection Agency to use the U.S. Clean Water Act to require all relevant states and agencies to consider Canada and try and stop the Asian carp... (more)
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Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is courting future St. Catharines voters with a promise to recognize their past.
The Opposition leader pledged a Liberal government's support -- and maybe federal cash -- toward a historic designation of the region's old and new Welland Canals.
After the election-style Liberal Express tour rolled into Merritton Friday, Ignatieff... (more)
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