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Farmers and scientists gathered near Sulphur Springs, Ohio, to learn about cover crops from the Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District. More...

Microbeads may soon be banned in Chautauqua County, N.Y., due to concerns regarding water quality in Lake Erie. More...

Concern is rising over continued budget cuts to Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality. Clear Water Action is at the forefront of environmental interest in water, specifically in relation to the Great Lakes. More...

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has been granted the funding it needs to continue investigating the content of the nearly 1,5000 barrels that were dumped into Lake Superior by the U.S. military between 1959 and 1962. More...

Ontario Power Generation is proposing an underground, radioactive nuclear waste repository near the shores of Lake Huron in Kincardine, less than a mile inland and about 120 miles upstream from the main drinking water intakes for southeast Michigan. More...

University of Michigan researchers will investigate what role the Detroit River plays in algae problems that have caused increasing havoc in Lake Erie in the past decade. More...

Birds reveal a great deal about the condition of a forest ecosystem, and are being used by Wisconsin researchers to assess Great Lakes forest health. More...

Construction began at Eagle Marsh in Fort Wayne, Ind., to build a berm that will keep the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes watersheds separate. More...

Ontario Power Generation is proposing an underground, radioactive nuclear waste repository near the shores of Lake Huron in Kincardine, less than a mile inland and about 120 miles upstream from the main drinking water intakes for southeast Michigan, and this is a bad idea. More...

Birds reveal a great deal about the condition of a forest ecosystem and are being used by Wisconsin researchers to assess Great Lakes forest health. More...

The Vessel Incident Discharge Act establishes national standards, maintains the highest standard of protection for the Great Lakes and provides regulatory certainty for all vessel operators engaged in vital commerce on U.S. waterways. More...

The Vista Fleet became a funding platform for environmental agencies that are hoping for state funding to help clean up the Duluth-Superior Harbor in Minnesota and Wisconsin. More...

A tour of the new Bay Area Water Treatment Plant in the Saginaw Bay region of Michigan. More...

The discovery of a three-inch walleye in a northeast Ohio river historically known as one of the most polluted in the country is a welcome sign to the region's environmental community. More...

Though the obstacles vary in height from only 1 to 3 feet above the river bed, that is enough to block the passage of native redhorse, northern pike, smallmouth bass and other weak swimmers, according to state fisheries biologists and local observers. More...

Michigan businesses, workers and families cannot afford to have a blocked waterway because of a broken down icebreaker. And Michigan's shipping industry should not be forced to pay for one. This is why we support congressional authorization of a new Coast Guard icebreaker. And why we continue to back efforts to upgrade and add shipping capacity at the Soo Locks. More...

The Oregonian's tourism feature on Lake Michigan continues with a visit to the South Manitou Island, a place of wonder. More...

Unfortunately, the marine debris that we find floating in our oceans and waterways all too often impacts marine life. For instance, animals may unintentionally eat debris along with their meal, or intentionally ingest trash due to its resemblance to real food. More...

Bay Shipbuilding Co. commands about 25 percent of all of the repair business on the Great Lakes, including the winter layover that usually results in 14 or 15 giant cargo vessels being parked at the yard from January to March. More...

In Wasaga Beach, Ont., hundreds of mysterious eel have recently washed ashore near the mouth of the Nottawasaga River. The eels have not been positively identified, but they appear to be a type of peacock eel that are sometimes raised in aquariums. More...

In Brockville, Ont., a group of local citizens has again nominated Blockhouse Island as one of Canada's Great Public Places. More...

The Lorain Lighthouse again was named the best along the Lake Erie shore, according to awards presented by Lake Erie Living magazine. More...

in Wisconsin, a federal judge has ruled that a utility company will pay for the cost of cleaning up a Lake Superior superfund site, which could come with a pricetag of more than $100 million. More...

Recently, the U.S. EPA sent a progress report covering the first five years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to Congress and President Obama. Not all such reports inspire you to stand up and cheer, but this one should. More...

Shipping interests are pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to authorize a $1.3 million study regarding expansion of the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. More...