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Despite mild weather, the New York Power Authority has started preparing for winter by removing docks and buoys along the St. Lawrence River. More...
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Kaptur said despite being on one of the most used fresh water lakes in the world, tourism studies show the nation thinks about this area as a rustbelt community. More...
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On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal opened for traffic. It was the first direct link between the eastern United States and the interior of the United States, and it made New York City the country's primary port. More...
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The Western Lake Erie Watersheds Priority Initiative, a collaborative initiative, is to protect and restore the natural heritage features of the western Lake Erie Basin and the Detroit River--including making the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge truly international. More...
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For decades, indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have been burdened with health problems linked to environmental pollutants. But that isn't their only sacrifice: Pollution is crippling some tribal cultures. More...
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A group of planners and outdoor enthusiasts will work together to formalize the development of new trails along Lake Michigan. More...
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For 50 years, Stan Spisiak, "Mr. Buffalo River," fought for the Buffalo River, Niagara River, and Lake Erie, becoming chairman of the Water Resources Committee of the New York State Conservation Council and receiving the presidential "Water Saver of the Nation" award. More...
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Motorists of Ontario will now be able to check the status of the bridges over the Welland Canal via smartphone. More...
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In a pointed letter to Gov. Scott Walker, the owner of Milwaukee's Lake Express ferry says the governor is wrong to ask the federal Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily extend a permit that allows the ferry SS Badger to continue to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan. More...
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The Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to back up to $35 million in borrowing on first-phase construction of the pipeline - a massive intake that will stretch 1.5 miles under the floor of the lake. More...
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The same company responsible for the worst inland oil spill ever wants to increase the amount of oil going through its pipeline under the Straits of Mackinaw. More...
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Southern Michigan cities struggling to operate parks and recreational facilities may soon receive a windfall from an unlikely source: the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. More...
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The mimicry of this whale named NOC and now deceased, was no match for that of a parrot, but is an example of vocal learning, nonetheless. St. Lawrence River estuary shelters few populations of beluga whales. More...
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The Great Lakes Commission received a $400,000 grant through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to develop web-crawling software to assess the availability of aquatic invasive species for purchase - and identify sellers of those species - on the Internet. More...
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Great Lakes researchers are gearing up to fight the spread of invasive species on the Internet. More...
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Two shipwreck hunters have found the final resting place of a schooner that sank off Lake Ontario's southeastern shores nearly 140 years ago. More...
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The Great Lakes Sea Grant Extension Network honored two Great Lakes coastal issue extension educators, Helen M. Domske of Buffalo, and David B. MacNeill of Oswego, for excellence. More...
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The federal government has approved a $71-million settlement for three area First Nation communities to compensate them for lands flooded during the construction of the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ont. More...
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Several local companies and groups worked together to get a weather buoy tested this season in hopes of making it a permanent data collector in Lake Michigan. More...
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Proof that Lake Erie's ecosystem has made big comeback strides in recent years, commercial fisherman are now making non-stop deliveries of fresh fish on the Cuyahoga River, Ohio, for the first time in decades. More...
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The mimicry of this whale named NOC and now deceased, was no match for that of a parrot, but is an example of vocal learning, nonetheless. St. Lawrence River estuary shelters few populations of beluga whales. More...
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The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Invasive Species Centre will co-host an Asian Carp Public Forum on Nov. 8, 2012, in Toronto, Ont. The public, organizations, and media are invited to hear from U.S. and Canadian agencies about actions being taken to reduce the threat of invasive Asian carp. More...
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Plan Bv7, developed after 10 years of research and consultation with stakeholders along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, will attempt to halt the trend toward monoculture wetlands through a return to more natural water levels and flows. More...
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Lake Huron water levels are approaching historic lows, which is also impacting adjacent Lake Chipican, a popular wetland in Sarnia, Ontario's Canatara Park. Large sections of the pond bed are high and dry. More...
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Shutdown of the Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant on Lake Michigan in Kewaunee County, Wis., will begin in six months, a spokesman for the owner said Monday. The site eventually will be returned to greenfield space, although that is expected to take decades. More...