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GLIN's April Site of the Month is the 10th Biennial Lake Superior Youth Symposium. The symposium takes place May 16-19, and will engage grade 7-12 students and teachers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Ontario who care about Lake Superior and the Great Lakes watersheds. The registration deadline is April 30! More...
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The time has arrived to tell the Department of Justice what you think about the proposed consent decree that would allow the SS Badger to sail and discharge coal ash in Lake Michigan for the 2013 and 2014 seasons before ending the discharge. More...
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A $100 million federal loan to build an urban playground along the Chicago River downtown is a "done deal," outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday. The Riverwalk extension is set to include a learning center focusing on the river's ecology. More...
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A bill signed this week by Gov. Rick Snyder includes $23 million for 76 land acquisitions and recreational development projects across Michigan. More...
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The time has arrived to tell the Department of Justice what you think about the proposed consent decree that would allow the SS Badger to sail and discharge coal ash in Lake Michigan for the 2013 and 2014 seasons before ending the discharge. More...
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The Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch populations continue to decline, but the Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission decided that there are enough of Ohio's favorite fish to maintain the same bag limits of a year ago. More...
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A bill circulated by a Wisconsin lawmaker aims to control sea lamprey -- eel-like parasites that look like monsters, attack trout and other fish, and could suck the lifeblood out of the Great Lakes ecosystem. More...
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Business should be good in 2013 on the Great Lakes, if early traffic through the Soo Locks is any indication. An armada of ships have locked through since the Paul R. Tregurtha was the first ship through early Monday on its upbound journey. More...
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Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder says a meeting of Great Lakes governors and premiers planned for later this year is "way overdue." Snyder in January joined Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn as co-chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors. More...
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More than half of the nation's rivers and streams are in poor biological condition and are under "significant stress," a survey from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says. Ohio's major rivers are doing much better than the national average. More...
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spent a morning hunting for Asian carp in the Mississippi River near South St. Paul. Anglers armed with nets hoped to reel in the fish to find out how far they've spread. More...
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A spring ritual is underway on the St. Lawrence River, marking the beginning of boating season. Every March, the St. Lawrence Seaway sends a crew out in the water with tug boats and a barge to restore the navigation buoys along the shipping channel. More...
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Local leaders have a better idea of how the emerging oil and gas industry is being regulated after a panel discussion Monday morning that featured the director of the the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. More...
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Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Debbie Amaroso and City Council approved a resolution Monday aimed at making federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel aware of the City's concern over new regulations, which would, if passed, have a heavy financial impact on Great Lakes shipping. More...
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In an effort to find a market for the millions of pounds of Asian carp that are being pulled out of the Mississippi River, there is work being done to get people excited about it as a seafood delicacy. More...
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Researchers at the International Joint Commission are using data from 1913 and today to assess how water quality in the Basin has changed over time. More...
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking for your input on how to protect and preserve land which encompasses more than 10,000 acres along the Bay of Green Bay's west shore. More...
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Environmental Protection Agency personnel returned Monday to St. Clair Shores to update the community and inform residents of the next steps in the PCB investigation in the 10 Mile drain system. More...
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DNA from Asian carp species has been found in the waters of Lake Erie, leading scientists to worry that the invasive fish, which are capable of seriously damaging fragile ecosystems, are back in the Great Lake More...
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A state lawmaker says Michigan will be more competitive if it loosens restrictions on the dumping of ballast water from ocean-going freighters. More...
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As the international shipping season starts in the Great Lakes, the Port of Cleveland expects its first international ship, the Federal Welland from the Netherlands, to arrive at 6pm on Thursday to drop off about 13,000 tons of steel. More...
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The sailing season is open, bringing ships and cargo to various ports around the Great Lakes. However, many worry about low water levels, the need for dredging, and the need for many infrastructure improvements. More...
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The Flint City Council voted 7-1 to get 16 million gallons per day from the Karegnondi Water Authority, meaning that Flint residents may soon get their water from Lake Huron. More...
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The future of beach water quality testing is uncertain this year. The Environmental Protection Agency yanked funds for the program. More...
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COMMENTARY: Low lake levels: don't fight nature, plan for it
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
With record low Great Lakes water levels in the news, Dr. Philip Wilink of the Shedd Aquarium, shares his thoughts on what these fluctuations mean for all of us-people and animals-who rely on the Great Lakes. More...