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The United States Geological Survey's Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersberg, Mich., will get a $6-$8 million makeover, and the public is welcome to comment on a draft environmental assessment through April. More...

See how the satellite images show spring progressing as warmer temperatures have taken away a lot of ice on Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, but not on Lake Superior. More...

U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers challenged by Lake Superior ice as thick as six feet in some places are not expected to make it into Marquette Harbor for several days, delaying the local opening of the shipping season. More...

In the middle Great Lakes, water levels have been dropping steadily over the course of only a few generations and they show no sign of stopping, but if sills are successfully installed, things could get better. More...

The United States Geological Survey's Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersberg, Mich., will get a $6-$8 million makeover, and the public is welcome to comment on a draft environmental assessment through April. More...

Although the Great Lakes' shipping season officially started more than a week ago, no commercial ship has passed through Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., because significant areas of ice still exist across much of the northern Great Lakes. More...

The U.S. Coast Guard says ice as thick as six feet on Lake Superior will keep its icebreakers from reaching Marquette Harbor in Marquette, Mich., for a few days. More...

Scientists are beginning to pinpoint where specific chemicals are coming from and which routes they are taking to enter the Great Lakes. More...

Ohio is still trying to determine whether reintroducing sauger, a fish that disappeared from Lake Erie and local rivers at least 60 years ago, is feasible. More...

Conservation methods and the ability of bald eagles to adapt to human development have sparked a bald eagle comeback noticeable in the Great Lakes region. More...

The Great Lakes shipping season kicked off after the opening of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and also opening the Saint Lawrence Seaway. More...

Several opportunities exist this spring to hear directly from and participate in workshops with Lake Huron fishery experts who have been gathering information about the ecological changes that have undergone in the lake. More...

A new study by the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan suggests that extreme precipitation is linked to the need for beach closures. More...

A business park in Rochester, NY with a self-contained, specialized utilities system that depends on large quantities of water from Lake Ontario is applying to withdraw 54 million gallons of lake water per day. More...

A treatment that kills zebra and quagga mussels could soon be available for use in lakes and rivers. It's very effective and safe But it is not likely to undo much of the ecological damage done to Michigan waters by invasive mussels. More...

Three U.S. Coast Guard cutter vessels are to help with annual ice-breaking operations in Thunder Bay's harbour on Lake Superior--the far end of the St. Lawrence Seaway. More...

A business park in Rochester, NY with a self-contained, specialized utilities system that depends on large quantities of water from Lake Ontario is applying to withdraw 54 million gallons of lake water per day. More...

There will be no changes in the Ohio bag limits for Lake Erie walleye or yellow perch for 2014 - walleye population is healthier than expected, while schools of yellow perch are in a mild slump. More...

Raw water samples from Lake Erie last year in Nanticoke and Dunnville, Ont. featured notable coliform and E. Coli counts. More...

GLIN's April Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Clean Communities Network, a multi-partner effort led by the Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University to create a community of environmental practitioners throughout the Great Lakes. The primary goal of this effort is to establish a long-term sustainable network of leaders who will share experiences, successes, tools, and websites with each other. More...

The now disabled U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay revealed that several key bolts that attached its rudder to a control post were gone by the time the vessel came back to Duluth, MN from cutting ice with help from two of its sister ships. More...

Mackinac Island added another gem to its crown after being named the #5 Best Island Destination in the world by National Geographic Traveler magazine. More...

Ohio state Senator Randy Gardner announced Tuesday, March 18 that a new Healthy Lake Erie Initiative has been included in the state's new Capital Appropriations Budget. More...

Ice and snow begin to subside around the Holland Harbor Lighthouse at Holland State Park on the Lake Michigan shore. More...

A new rule being considered by Ohio lawmakers would impact farmers and take a step toward reducing toxic algae in Lake Erie by only allowing the use of certain fertilizers. More...