GLIN Daily News

Ambitious plans, cold reality

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

Expansion plans at the Port of Montreal in Quebec - a key gateway for cargo shipments for Eastern Canada and the U.S. Midwest - will have to be scaled back as a result of the global economic slowdown.

Eagles on the St. Croix help track chemicals

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

In a warning to humans, eagles along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway are showing scientists to what extent certain chemicals are polluting water, fish and small animals.

Waukesha ties water deal to developments

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

Environmental groups are suspicious of the development projections Waukesha, Wis., is using to justify its request for Lake Michigan water.

Obama's 2011 budget trims environment, fattens energy spending

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

Three U.S. federal agencies that handle environmental issues had their budgets cut in Obama's 2011 budget - the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - while the Department of Energy budget was increased by $1.8 billion.

Tackling Great Lakes cleanup with fewer dollars?

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

President Obama's budget proposal dedicates $300 million for Great Lakes clean up efforts. That's down from $475 million previously allocated to address pressing issues.

EDITORIAL: The secret's out about the Muskegon River

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

Residents in West Michigan know the Muskegon River is a great place for canoeing and kayaking. By 2011, the entire country will know, following the selection of Newaygo as the site of the Canoe and Kayak National Championships.

Invasive species might land in county

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

Waterways in Michigan's Livingston County, like the Huron, Kent and Grand river valleys, would be prime habitat for Asian carp.

COMMENTARY: Michigan leaders quit their carping, fight together

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

Nothing bonds people quite like a common enemy. In Michigan today, we have met that enemy and it is carp -- those oversized foreign invaders working their way north to the Great Lakes.

Port casting net for non-steel cargo

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

After nearly a century of relying on the steel industry, the Hamilton Port Authority of Hamilton, Ont., is launching an ambitious plan to change the nature of its business. The plan will see $500 million invested in new facilities over the next decade.

Obama seeks $300 million for Great Lakes cleanup

2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00

A Great Lakes fix-up plan designed to ward off species invasions, cleanse polluted harbors and make other environmental repairs would get $300 million under the budget President Barack Obama released Monday.