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A boat motors through a 2011 algae bloom on Lake Erie near Toledo, Ohio, in an image taken for an article on fertilizing the world in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Check it out, along with other images of massive algae blooms in Lake Erie and across the world. More...
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Not too many states can claim to have two spots on any top 10 list. Michigan can, when it comes to the best bass lakes in the country, and that includes the No. 1 spot. More...
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The GLIN May Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide, which provides data, tools, methods and solutions for improving land use, infrastructure and natural resource planning and policies throughout the coastal watershed. More...
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The captains took 45 water samples from last July through October and the state agency and the captains want to continue working together to test the lake again this year. More...
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The weir's construction may come into conflict with an approximately $10 million project to restore local wildlife as part of a multiagency proposal to restore damage caused by decades of industrial pollutants. More...
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CCGS Private Robertson V.C. is the first of nine Hero Class vessels - built at a Canadian shipyard - to be officially welcomed to the Coast Guard fleet. It will enhance maritime security throughout the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway More...
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Low water levels in Lake Huron have caused problems at the docks in Tobermory and South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island, Ont., postponing the Chi-Cheemaun's sailing season for the first time in its history. More...
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The erosion on Riverbed St. that runs briefly along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Oh., is collapsing down the bank. After several years of inactivity, there are some recent signs of progress --which is a good thing, since the hillside hasn't stopped its slow-motion slide toward the river. More...
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A new National Wildlife Federation report focuses on Lake Erie algal blooms, examining the relationship between large rain events, nutrient runoff, and harmful algal bloom size. The report, Taken By Storm: How Heavy Rain is Worsening Algal Blooms in Lake Erie, is available online. More...
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Growing concern is reflected in a proposal by U.S. Rep. Candice Miller to re-evaluate a longtime pact letting Illinois divert 3,200 cubic feet per second of Lake Michigan water through Chicago's shipping canal to waterways connecting with the Mississippi River. More...
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The company will be moving into the former Welland Pipe plant to set up a facility to make wind turbine blades to supply projects throughout Ontario, western Canada and the U.S. More...
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The idea is to clean up after those individuals, businesses and corporations who show the ultimate indignation by pitching their trash in the Great Lakes, which ends up in the Jewell of the Great Lakes - Lake St. Clair. More...
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The new plan, Lake Superior Regulation Plan 2012, provides additional benefits compared to current regulation, especially during extreme water supply conditions. More...
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Continued expansion of the operating taconite mines in St. Louis County results in the continued loss of wetlands. More...
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Ontario's new administration appears to take a very different view of science than does the Harper government. More...
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An advisory panel is recommending the U.S. and Canada consider using artificial structures to raise water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. More...
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The water levels in Lake Ontario have a significant impact on the economic and environmental viability of harbors in upstate New York and Canada. As a result, a proposed plan to change the management of those water levels has raised some concerns in waterfront communities. More...
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Ontario's new administration appears to take a very different view of science than does the Harper government. More...
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Dan Gallagher would be piloting a ship from Detroit to Port Huron later in the day, and he wondered if I might wish to hitch a ride? So, this is how it feels to win the lottery. More...
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In May, the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) continues the Wildlife Research to Support Wind Siting Webinar Series with two free webinars. A product of the GLWC's Wind Atlas, Siting, and Permitting Workgroup, these webinars bring researchers and interested stakeholders together to increase regional awareness of important research. More...
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From Lake Ontario to Lake Superior, to the smaller bodies of freshwater near you, EPA's State of the Environment photo project invites you to document the environmental health of our lakes today. Check out the project and submit your Great Lakes photos through the end of 2013. More...
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Attention history buffs, those who love tall ships or a good battle re-enactment: From Aug. 29 through Sept. 2 the celebration and re-enactment of the historic battle of Lake Erie will take place near Put-in-Bay, Ohio. More...
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Recent storms are improving the low water levels in the Great Lakes, at least a little. More...
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The federal government and the Great Lakes states - the governors - need to form a true partnership aimed at restoring the region's economy and ecology. Governors have largely been absent when it comes to Great Lakes restoration. More...
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From space, the difference between record flooding and normal conditions is some extra green and the thickness of a squiggly line. The situation at ground level is a bit different. More...