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A group of conservation groups appealed to the EPA to declare Lake Erie's western basin "impaired" - a designation that would provide special protections and remediation efforts under the federal Clean Water Act. More...
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The state of Michigan says it will speed up funding to help Flint buy Detroit water. The promise came less than 24 hours after top city officials said the cash was needed now -- not in 2016. More...
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The discovery of zebra mussels in a Madison lake has scientists hoping to learn more about the spread of the invasive creature in dozens of other waterways. More...
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Thanks to a $205,000 federal grant, Petoskey State Park in Emmet County, Mich., is planning to expand to the south by 6.3 acres, adding 1,400 feet to the park's existing 5,900 feet of uninterrupted Lake Michigan shoreline. More...
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Resuming ship traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway as quickly and as safely as possible after a natural or man-made disaster was the topic of a binational exercise led by the U.S. Coast Guard at Riveredge Resort in Alexandria Bay, N.Y. More...
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On the shore of Lake Superior, in Michigan, the Great Lake Shipwreck Museum details 13 of the thousands of wrecks in the Great Lakes. The one that sticks out is the Edmund Fitzgerald, cast in the minds of a generation by Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad. More...
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An art exhibit in Chicago, Ill., is focused on capturing the beauty of an ecologically sensitive area on Lake Michigan. More...
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U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard officials are looking ahead to the winter icebreaking season on the Great Lakes by participating in a planning session in Cleveland, Ohio. More...
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Toronto's big remake embraces its waterfront, in much the same way that Pittsburg has, with a $1.5 billion (CDN) public project, making the waterfront open and full of glistening towers, parks and promenades. More...
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Elgin county is slip-sliding away. And a new, comprehensive, Lake Erie shoreline management plan says erosion of bluffs which define much of Elgin's coast, is a fact of life about which little can be done by way of shoreline protection. More...
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Registration is still open for the 9th Biennial State of Lake Michigan/15th Annual Great Lakes Beach Association Joint Conference, taking place Oct. 28-30 in Traverse City, Mich. Attendees will hear from top experts in their fields about the current status and science behind Lake Michigan and beach restoration and management. More...
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Registration is open for the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Binational Public Forum, Nov. 6-7 in Leamington, Ont. The agenda includes presentations from both U.S. and Canadian agencies and organizations working to reduce nutrient loading to Lake Erie, as well as a local greenhouse and winery tour. More...
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A group of Wisconsin asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strip the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources of its administration of a major water pollution program if the state doesn't make progress on past problems. More...
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The leader of Cliffs Natural Resources has threatened to shut down one of the company's Minnesota taconite plants if the Essar Steel Minnesota taconite plant being built near Nashwauk begins production. More...
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The village of Ontonagon is one of the four communities in the state of Michigan selected for the sustainable small harbor management strategy project. More...
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Two million dollars of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is going to a reef-building project in the Detroit River, near Ecorse, Mich. More...
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Fewer salmon thrashed their way upriver this fall and if last year's number were bad, this year's are worse. Only 185 chinook have been harvested at the Boardman River weir, in Michigan, way down from last year's record low of 1,363. More...
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The science is clear that when excess amounts of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, which plants need to grow, flow unchecked into waterways, the nutrients act as a "superfood" and cause the explosive growth of algae. More...
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Electrical power plants at some eastern Ontario dams are killing American eels that are already threatened by overfishing, a recent study revealed. More...
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Triclosan, a chemical found in some hand soaps and personal care products, is believed to be harming aquatic ecosystems by bypassing wastewater treatment plants and entering fresh water bodies like the Great Lakes. N.Y. Sen. Tim Kennedy outlined plans Tuesday to get triclosan off of store shelves in his state. More...
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There are 12 toxic hot spots in Michigan called Areas of Concern. The Detroit River is one of them, but over the years, many people have been working to clean it up. More...
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The Clean Water Act has transformed the waters of Wisconsin from unregulated polluted waters into recreational opportunities. More...
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here are few better ways to enjoy northern Michigan on a clean October day than from the ramp of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The Royal Canadian Air Force brought one to Michigan last week for a joint search-and-rescue training exercise with the U.S. Coast Guard station in Traverse City. More...
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Significant and far-reaching work is being done in Buffalo, N.Y., as part of the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. It is important for Congress to commit to the next phase and return this tremendous resource - important both economically and ecologically - to its natural condition. More...
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Lake Michigan bluffs in Mequon, Wis., are disappearing at an alarming rate and so are the beaches below them. At least one coastal engineer says the problem could be headed toward Milwaukee, unless something is done to stem the tide. More...