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NEWS ABOUT: Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario stories: 3 news summaries

 1780 British Warship Found 

Extraordinarily well-preserved Revolutionary War sloop located in Lake Ontario

Jun 14, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two intrepid explorers using sonar and a remote-controlled submersible have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes, the AP reports. HMS Ontario, a British warship carrying as many as 130, sank in a storm in Lake Ontario in 1780. Since 1781, when six sailors’ bodies... More »

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archaeology • shipwreck • storm • Lake Ontario • Britain • Revolutionary War • discovery • HMS Ontario

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Water

Sunbelt lusts for Great Lakes' water,
but eight states vow to keep it

Oct 28, 07 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - You'd think the warm weather and easy living would make the West and South leave Frostbelters alone. But no, they want what that frost is made from: water. As drought and development strain limited local water resources, the Sunbelt wants to tap some of the billions of gallons of Great... More »

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California • Texas • Wisconsin • Southeast • West • Midwest • Chicago • water • New York • New Mexico • Michigan • Lake Superior • Lake Ontario • Lake Erie • Lake Michigan • Illinois • natural resources • Lake Huron

Polluted
Fish Swamp Great Lakes

Industrial chemicals raise contaminant levels into range unsafe for eating

Jul 6, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Industrial chemicals contaminate many species of fish that populate the Great Lakes, making them too hazardous for safe human consumption, says a Canadian conservation group. "The lakes continue to be polluted to such an extent that human health is threatened," says a report released yesterday that lists industrial... More »

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environment • pollution • environmentalism • Canada • salmon • fish • pollutants • pike • trout • Great Lakes • Huron • Lake Superior • Lake Eerie • Lake Ontario • dioxins • PCBs • methyl mercury

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