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Democratic legislators Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Marcy Kaptur criticized radical federal budget cuts for protection and restoration programs for Lake Erie and the Great Lakes during a press conference on Monday at Edgewater Park on the Lake Erie shoreline. More...
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Listen to an interview with Jo Latimore, an outreach specialist with the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University, about non-native plants that are invading Great Lakes ecosystems. More...
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A blue-green slick of a harmful, toxic algal bloom depletes oxygen in Lake Erie and poses a threat to humans, pets and wildlife. While the harmful blooms are common in the lake's western basin, the potential exists for winds and currents to sweep them eastward toward the Erie County shore. More...
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Highway H2O is the umbrella brand and website the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. uses to market its system -- a group that includes its ports, terminal operators and others. More...
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Nine tall ships will set sail from Duluth today, and they'll continue to turn heads even as they depart. The five-day festival drew more than 200,000 people to the city's waterfront, according to Terry Mattson, CEO of Visit Duluth. More...
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Great Lakes lighthouses serve as beacons of Michigan's rich maritime heritage. They offer a window to explore Great Lakes history, tourism development opportunities for coastal communities, and family fun. On your Great Lakes travels this summer, make a plan to visit one of the many lighthouses the Great Lakes have to offer. More...
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A mere $60 million for Great Lakes restoration is not even a realistic starting point. More...
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Despite sitting on two prime parcels next to Lake Michigan, its location in the nation's third-largest city and having ready access to the largest rail hub in North America, the Port of Chicago has floundered and been treated like an afterthought for decades. More...
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State lawmakers last year approved the sale of lake land to boost funding for schools. The sale had previously been prohibited unless approved by the legislators. More...
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Organizers will unveil a monument on Dobbins Landing at the beginning of Tall Ships Erie 2013 that recognizes the work to build the fleet that won the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. More...
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After a 2008 plan was resoundingly rejected by stakeholders, a new plan is poised -- barring some tweaking -- to be recommended for federal approval by both the U.S. and Canada by early next year. More...
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Paul Roebber, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee meteorologist, said it is reasonable to expect that in coming decades the highs and lows will soar and plunge four feet or more from their average -- meaning water levels could swing by 8 to even 10 feet over several years. More...
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Despite a rainy summer, there is still much hand-wringing around Georgian Bay as locals and cottagers alike are again worrying about the future after water levels in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, which have remained below average for the past 14 years, hit a record low in January. More...
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Visitors will be thrilled by the society's $12-million project, which includes the museum, a park and a restored freighter, the Col. James M. Schoonmaker. More...
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A plan to ship 16 radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River for recycling in Sweden has been cancelled after delays caused by public opposition. More...
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A DNR crew doing its every-other-year summer assessment of Lake Superior's fish populations along the South Shore found mostly walleyes. More...
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U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill to clean up the Great Lakes, addressing invasive species problems, coordinating protection and restoration efforts and gathering groups with an interest in the Great Lakes More...
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A team of researchers at Purdue is getting a better understanding of the currents in Lake Michigan. More...
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A research study of bugs that live in the shallow lakebed along Lake Huron's will help gauge water quality and shed some light on their role as a food source for fish and shorebirds like the endangered piping plover. More...
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Unsure of what to do with its broken turbine, Union Township officials have tabled making a decision until the township consults with Central Michigan University. The north Skystream, a $16,634 grant-funded wind turbine installed for research purposes, no longer works, and the city is not sure why. More...
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Nine ships passed through the canal in the Parade of Sail, the opening of the four-day Tall Ships Duluth, to the delight of thousands on the pier and on the shore of Lake Superior. More...
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It was near Marshall that an aging oil pipeline burst on July 25, 2010 and spilled more than one million gallons of heavy Canadian crude oil into the Kalamazoo River. It was the largest inland oil pipeline spill in U.S. history, and its effects can still be seen today in the river and in the lives of the people who live near it. More...
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Lakefront homeowners are suing Concordia University in Mequon. They say the school's much-celebrated bluff restoration project is damaging their property and threatening their homes. More...
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EPA's National Stormwater Calculator is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in the United States. Estimates are based on local soil conditions, land cover, and historic rainfall records. It's designed to be used by anyone interested in reducing runoff from a property. More...
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The Delta Conservation District now holds a county-wide phragmites permit through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, removing the need for each individual home or landowner with the invasive species to apply individually for a permit if they sign up under the county-wide permit option. More...