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Cargo vessels have been experiencing a lot of trouble on the Great Lakes lately due to the "ice blockade" from this winter. More...

Expanding proposals for more pipeline capacity by pipeline companies as well as plans to ship tar sands crude oil across Lake Superior and other Great Lakes create worries among residents of the midwest. More...

The change in direction from Lake Huron to the Flint River will allow the city to make sorely needed infrastructure improvements and avoid insolvency in the water fund. More...

A second phase of restoration work on Rattray Marsh in Mississauga, ON is set to get underway after the province confirmed it will put up $640,000 to fund the project. More...

The S.S. Badger carferry in Ludington is undergoing some major improvements, but will be set to sail on May 16. More...

A museum-quality ship model of the Edmund Fitzgerald will join more than a dozen other models of Great Lakes ships on display at the Milwaukee Public Library this weekend in Wisconsin. More...

The swarms of invasive Asian carp that infest the Illinois River may not want to hear this, but they're good to eat. More...

Windsor, Ont., police unveiled their new high-tech "security vessel" - a new rapid response boat that will be used for patrols, enforcement and rescues on Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River and Lake Erie. More...

The town of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls will operate Caliper Lake Park after reaching an agreement with the province. More...

A long, cold winter that froze huge swaths of the Great Lakes continues to be felt well into the spring with a slow start to the 2014 commercial shipping season. More...

Windsor police unveiled their new high-tech "security vessel" - a new rapid response patrol boat called the "Defender". More...

Canada is a step closer to picking a place to store spent nuclear fuel underground for the next 100,000 years, a project that's backfired on some of the world's other nuclear economies. More...

The state of Michigan has issued the permits needed for the city to begin using the Flint River for drinking water, a major step toward ending water purchases from the city of Detroit as early as next week. More...

The 2014 meeting and conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will bring together municipal, provincial and state/federal officials along with stakeholders on June 18-20 in Thunder Bay, Ont. This year's theme is "Navigating Change: Fresh Air, Fresh Water, Fresh Ideas." More...

Operators of the S.S. Badger carferry in Ludington, Mich., say they've begun retrofitting the vessel to allow ash from its coal-fired burners to be stored onboard while the ferryboat hauls passengers and vehicles across Lake Michigan. More...

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels have started their annual rise, and the forecast is out for the projected rise in water levels this summer. More...

Officials at Isle Royale National Park on Isle Royale, Mich., plan to address the island's dwindling wolf population using a comprehensive planning process expected to begin this fall. More...

Operators of the S.S. Badger, in Ludington, Mich. say they've begun retrofitting the vessel to allow ash from its coal-fired burners to be stored onboard while the ferryboat hauls passengers and vehicles across Lake Michigan. More...

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels have started the annual rise. Water levels on Lake Michigan- Huron typically rise from March through July. Lake Michigan- Huron has risen one inch since early March, but is 13 inches higher than this same time last year. More...

Officials at Isle Royale National Park in Isle Royale, Mich. plan to address the island's dwindling wolf population within a broader context, using a comprehensive planning process expected to get under way this fall. More...

The 1st Cobourg Girl Guides are one of 78 groups across Ontario to receive funding geared towards the protection of the Great Lakes. More...

Wildlife and environmental groups in Minn. are claiming victory for conservation practices in the new farm bill, where two of their top priorities made it into law. More...

Tour Lake St. Clair provides all the information necessary to plan a fun spring or summer getaway to visit Lake St. Clair and the surrounding areas. With over 430 square miles of fresh water and 160 miles of shoreline to explore, Lake St. Clair has something for everyone! More...

Details are firming up in the yearslong effort to bring Lake Michigan water to Lindenhurst, Illinois, with construction of some portions of the project expected to begin this summer. More...

With ice 3 feet deep still covering many lakes in northern Wisconsin and yet more snow delivered last week, Wisconsin State fish biologists are expecting an increase in fish kills due to low oxygen levels in some shallower lakes. As a result, anglers and lakeshore property owners could see an increased number of fish littering shorelines when the ice finally melts. More...