Erie economy is growing, but slowly. What's changed in the past 40 years
More than 40 years later, Erie's locomotive plant, now owned by Wabtec Corp., remains an important force. Though union ...
Plummeting Great Lakes water levels to be below average for boating season, Corps predicts
Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages ...
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The ebb and flow of mighty Lake Erie
As temperatures move from negative three degrees to 48 in the matter of a week, the shore of Lake Erie takes on a variety of ...
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Lake Erie ice coverage 91% for first time in 3 years
With the Arctic blast at the end of January, the ice coverage on Lake Erie went from nearly 30% to over 80% in just four days ...
Have your say: public meetings scheduled on future of Erie Coke plant
The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority now owns the property and is eyeing it for reuse after a multimillion-dollar ...
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OH group wants federal accountability for Lake Erie phosphorus reduction
Legal action continues in efforts at cleaning up a portion of Ohio's waterways. The Ohio EPA has been added as a defendant, ...
The Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious.
When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...
Scientists call on U.S., Canada to confront 'ubiquitous' Great Lakes microplastics pollution
The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...