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November 10th marks the day that the S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975 with 29 souls on board. More...

Several environmental groups are disputing the City of Waukesha's need for Lake Michigan water in a direct challenge to the foundation of the city's request for a Great Lakes diversion.Read more from Journal Sentinel: http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/environmental-groups-dispute-waukeshas-need-for-lake-michigan-water-b99136571z1-231305001.html#ixzz2kMadS442 Follow us: @NewsHub on Twitter More...

Mothers and children of a First Nations tribe living in one of Canada's most industrialized regions are highly exposed to estrogen-blocking chemicals, according to a new study. More...

This month, 66 years ago, the Jupiter, unable to make port earlier in the year with a non-union crew during a seaman's strike, nearly vanished again, this time for real, in a November gale off Pentwater. More...

An invasive plant is spreading in Michigan waters, according to a warning from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. More...

New research finds evidence that Asian carp may already have made it through to the Great Lakes. Midwest senators want a quicker, more comprehensive response from the Army Corps of Engineers. More...

The restoration initiative first surfaced in the FY 2010 budget and continues to enjoy the support of the private sector as well as conservationists, and of conservatives as well as progressives. It needs to continue. More...

As Waukesha holds its first public meeting on a revised request to purchase Lake Michigan water, an environmental expert shares concern that the Great Lakes Compact may contain holes in its protective armor. More...

It was the biggest, meanest, deadliest winter storm to affect northern Ohio and the Great Lakes -- and you've probably never heard about it. More...

A festival that celebrates Lake Superior and her awe-inspiring storms is being held today through Sunday in several northern Minnesota communities including Grand Marais, Lutsen and Grand Portage. More...

There's a new invasive species battle brewing in some lakes across northern Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources is focusing in on the new aquatic invasive plant called the European frog-bit, or Hydrocharis morsus-ranae. More...

There's a new invasive species battle brewing in some lakes across northern Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources is focusing in on the new aquatic invasive plant called the European frog-bit, or Hydrocharis morsus-ranae. More...

The NOAA Marine Debris Program's annual "Keep the Sea Free of Debris" art contest for grades K-8 is now open. Students can submit artwork from Nov. 7 - Dec. 19. This year, art should reflect how marine debris affects ocean and Great Lakes environments, and how people can be part of the solution. More...

The St. Clair River and southern Lake Huron are situated at the center of the Great Lakes watershed, and our famously blue water is a magnet for boaters but no more than the tip of the iceberg has been revealed. With an improving economy, the upside is enormous. More...

A plan to get people paddling Cayuga Lake has rallied a joint effort by three counties and now officials are looking for the community's opinion on the proposed Cayuga Lake Blueway Trial. More...

There's a new invasive species battle brewing in some lakes across northern Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources is focusing in on the new aquatic invasive plant called the European frog-bit, or Hydrocharis morsus-ranae. More...

Thanks to work of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), Milwaukee becomes the second city or region in the nation to achieve all six of NRDC's Emerald City criteria identified in Rooftops to Rivers II. More...

If a recent aerial survey of The Wetlands Initiative, in Illinois, Hennepin-Hopper Lakes is any indication, a multi-year restoration and carp-elimination project has been a rousing a "great duck-cess." More...

President Obama recently announced the members of the State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. The task force includes several members representing the Great Lakes region. Members comprise governors, mayors, county officials and tribal leaders, representing a diverse range of communities. More...

All 16 U.S. senators from Great Lakes states sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging quick action to stop the movement of Asian carp up the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the lakes. More...

Face wash, deodorant and many other standard bathroom products contain microbeads which makes their way down the drain, into the lakes and wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems. More...

The Royal Canadian Mint released it's Lake Superior coin this week, the first in a series of silver collectors currency that will depict all of the Great Lakes. More...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator / Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman joined Mayor Mike Tall today in Ishpeming, Michigan, to announce the completion of an $8 million project funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to prevent mercury contamination from reaching the Deer Lake "Area of Concern" on Lake Superior. More...

Lake Superior's long, slow move back toward long-term average water levels continued in October, with the big lake 3 inches below its long-term mark for Nov. 1. More...

A water sample from Lake Michigan's Sturgeon Bay in Wisconsin has tested positive for DNA from invasive Asian carp, although it's unknown whether the genetic material came from a live fish, scientists said Tuesday. More...