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1780 British Warship Found

Harry Kimball — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:22:30 CDT

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 washed...

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Water

NewsDude — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:39:49 CDT

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...

Polluted Fish Swamp Great Lakes

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:23:41 CDT

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 pollutants such...