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The Winnetka village, Ill. council Tuesday approved a $2.2 million engineering contract that will design a stormwater drain and tunnel from the village's west side directly to Lake Michigan. More...
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The unusual deep freeze gripping southwestern Ont. concerns the Canadian Coast Guard, which is warning that it could pose dangers to shipping operations More...
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For at least the last 70 years, lakes and aquifers in northern Wisconsin have followed the same pattern. The cycle holds true for the gigantic freshwater body formed by lakes Michigan and Huron. More...
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Cargo shipments on the St. Lawrence Seaway as measured by tonnage declined 5.3 percent in 2013, ending a streak of three straight annual increases, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. said. More...
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The Arctic blast that's gripped the eastern half of the nation this winter will likely contribute to a rise in Great Lakes water levels in 2014 but the processes responsible for that welcome outcome are not as simple and straightforward as you might think. More...
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Skim ice almost reaches out to Montreal Island from a pack ice shore on Lake Superior at Montreal River Harbour, north of Sault Ste. Marie More...
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Officials of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on Tuesday released the first details on last September's effort to retrieve 1950s munitions parts from the bottom of Lake Superior, saying the stuff has now been disposed of and nothing found so far has been toxic. More...
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Brigadier General Margaret Burcham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spoke to an audience at a public hearing, discussing ways to keep Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes More...
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Great Lakes water levels are expected to rise thanks to the frigid winter. More...
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The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was honored by Good Morning America as the "Most beautiful place in America" in the fall of 2011. The results for nearby Glen Arbor that autumn and the following summer were striking, as both the village and the National Lakeshore posted their highest ever visitor tallies, by a wide margin. More...
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Register now to join the Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative on Jan. 23 for a webinar focused on microbial symbiosis. Microbes could be giving Phragmites a competitive advantage over native plants, thus promoting the establishment of Phragmites in the Great Lakes. More...
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Shipping traffic at the Port of Green Bay was up about 16 percent last year, marking a continued recovery from a shipping slump in 2009 and 2010. More...
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A plan to reverse and increase the flow of oil in Line 9, Canada's Montreal-Sarnia pipeline, has thrust the 30-inch pipeline into the spotlight, sparking fears of catastrophe, and promises of prosperity. More...
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In Harrisville, Mich., a new beachfront facility will replace two structures that date from 1930 and 1950, with the help of a $1M grant from Michigan Department of Natural Resources. More...
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The Toronto Islands were formed when land from the dramatic erosion of the Scarborough Bluffs dropped into Lake Ontario and was pushed by the lake's current to form a peninsular sand bar. For more than a hundred years, the city of Toronto has been dumping landfill on the islands to curb erosion. More...
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The Coast Guard is warning Western Lake Erie ice fishermen and residents around the Bass Islands that it is permitting a commercial ice-breaking operation. More...
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The invasive Asian carp will be at the center of activities planned for the first annual Flying Fish Festival in central Illinois, with some of the top bowhunters in the country expected to shoot as many Asian carp as they can while competing for cash prizes. More...
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The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., were closed last Wednesday due to the thick ice covering the lakes. The locks will not reopen until March 25, putting a halt to the shipping season. More...
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With ice above and below, it's the first time in five years that people are able to safely walk out to visit the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore sea caves on Lake Superior. More...
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A Canadian court this week fined a trucking company and one of its drivers $75,000 for attempting to smuggle tons of Asian carp across the border in 2012. More...
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The invasive Asian carp will be at the center of activities planned for July 11-12, 2014 in central Illinois with some of the top bowhunters in the country expected to shoot as many Asian carp as they can while competing for cash prizes. More...
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposes to kill or capture all mute swans by 2025 because of their aggressive nature and threat to native wildlife. More...
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The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie were closed Wednesday because of the thick ice covering the lakes and will not reopen until March 25, putting a halt to the shipping season. More...
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Under Wisconsin's new iron-ore mining bill - which was written with the help of mining company Gogebic Taconite - up to two acres of any of the state's navigable waterways can be filled in, drained or altered by a private mining company if there is no "significant impact." More...
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Throngs of Minnesotans turned out Thursday night to join the conversation about what could be the most contentious environmental issue the state has faced in decades -- its first proposed copper-nickel mine. More...