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The U.S. EPA website My Green Apps features more than 100 smartphone apps to help people understand and protect the environment. In addition to finding apps, you can also tell the EPA what apps you'd like someone to make and suggest an existing app that could be added to the site. More...

Scientists and government officials have their eyes on a watchlist of 53 species that are most likely to become established in the Great Lakes region if they get in. More...

The recently organized Lake Erie Improvement Association in Ottawa County, Oh., is reviewing the many challenges facing Lake Erie and unveiling a strategic plan to address those challenges. More...

Melching Inc. has sued the city of Muskegon, Mich., seeking a court order declaring invalid a recently passed ballot initiative directing the city to rezone the 120-acre former paper mill property on Muskegon Lake from industrial to waterfront marine. More...

Wisconsin and other Lake Michigan states agreed earlier to reduce stocking of Chinook salmon by 50% next year to better balance the populations of predator and prey fish and preserve the world-class trout and salmon fishing on the lake. More...

A smattering of snowy owls from the tundra of northern Canada have been spotted recently around Duluth-Superior. More...

Research by University of Notre Dame has revealed that salmon, as they travel upstream to spawn and die, carry industrial pollutants into Great Lakes streams and tributaries. More...

Almost 68 years after a failed training mission left it at the bottom of Lake Michigan, crews pulled a World War II fighter plane from Waukegan Harbor, Ill. More...

The federal government is suing the operator of a tiny Michigan museum after learning that an "irreplaceable" 19th-century lighthouse lens is stored in a building that has no alarm or fire sprinklers and is rarely open to the public. More...

The Lake Superior Binational Forum offers its third and final public meeting on March 15 at the Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Virginia, Minn. The focus is on how nonferrous mining operations may impact the economies and environment of the Lake Superior basin. More...

The U.S. Forest Service has awarded the town of Greece, NY, with a $77,958 grant to plant trees as part of its Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. More...

The recent discovery of high densities of plastic in the Great Lakes highlights the need for greater recycling and reuse of trash within Minnesota. More...

The shoreline restoration project in Marysville is a treat for people and fish. After four months of work, the 1,800-foot project along River Road boasts wide, paved sidewalks, a 480-foot boardwalk that juts over the water and new fish-spawn habitat in the St. Clair River. More...

Steps that ArcelorMittal, a large steel producer, and other companies have taken in Northwest Indiana have led to dramatic improvements in water quality in the region. More...

Even with the state's tremendous water resources, Michigan's aquaculture growth has not followed global trends. An industry-wide assessment is underway to move Michigan's aquaculture forward to satisfy consumer demands for safe and sustainable seafood. More...

A new Alliance for the Great Lakes report notes that since the production of synthetic chemicals took off after World War II, the waters of Lake Michigan - which take a century to refresh -- have yet to see a complete turnover. More...

Lake Superior is driving our local economy. Tourists from near and far visit the ports and the shorelines of the lake to take in its natural beauty. But tourists also are interested in what comes out of the lake. More...

Federal legislation that was created to combat the growing problem of invasive species in the Great Lakes was defeated in New York state Congress. More...

People concerned about the low water levels along Lake Michigan and its harbors are forming what they call an emergency plan to deal with the problem. More...

The "1985-2012 Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey: Preliminary Summary for April 15-September 30, 2012," just released by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shows that the tiniest Great Lake's world-class fishery is getting better from year to year. More...

The Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center reports that recreational walking trails in Pennsylvania and New York drew strong interest in their first full season of operation, boosted by the War of 1812 bicentennial. More...

A recent study conducted by the Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University reports that the glacial aquifer under the Ottawa County, Mich., region is shrinking. More...

Even if you're not a boater, or swimmer, or fisherman, what happens on Lake Michigan affects all of us who live anywhere near it. It's hard not to notice how far the water level has fallen. More...

The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency of Lake County, Ill., said they continue to meet the needs related to supplying quality Lake Michigan drinking water to its nine members in 12 communities, and welcome possible membership expansion from other villages. More...

Under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), EPA has funded approximately 500 grant awards totaling $268 million and has invested $118 million in the direct implementation of Great Lakes Legacy Act projects through Nov. 15, 2012. Visit the revised GLRI web site to see a comprehensive listing of EPA's GLRI activities funded through grants or in furtherance of the Great Lakes Legacy Act thus far. More...