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If Ohio is to prevail in the long-term effort to protect and preserve its scenic rivers, an all-volunteer army will likely make the difference. More...

Navy warships, on their first scheduled cruise in the Great Lakes since 1999, will pull in along Chicago's lakefront Tuesday as sailors celebrate Navy Week and the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. More...

As a result of its mothball status, the iconic lighthouse was put up for auction by the federal government's General Services Administration. More...

The last time swimming was allowed at Green Bay's Bay Beach, FDR was in the White House and the Great Depression was under way. Nearly 80 years later, planners are launching a study to determine whether the water quality has been restored and whether the beach can be reopened. More...

The largest cuts are planned for Michigan because chinook are naturally reproducing in that state's tributaries to Lake Michigan. Fisheries managers estimate about half the lake's chinook are wild, naturally reproduced fish hatched in Michigan streams or migrants from Lake Huron. More...

Beachgoers in the Great Lakes region may have noticed an increase in the number of birds and fish that have washed up along the shore in recent years. The primary culprit for these deaths, type E botulism, has been responsible for a growing mortality rate among the fish and bird populations that call the Great Lakes home. A new manual is available to help beach managers combat the spread of type E botulism and provide the public with steps to protect themselves and their pets. More...

Are there too many studies? Are they focused on the most pressing issues or are they science for the sake of science? Will they help policy makers and on the ground managers make informed decisions that lead to results? Or should scientists be left to their work without interference from external interests? More...

Passionate about transitioning to offshore wind in Lake Michigan and actively engaged with the Sierra Club's Great Lakes, Great Communities program, Young is taking a lead with the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter's advocacy for offshore wind in Chicago. More...

The Lake Carriers' Association reported that iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.9 million tons in July, an increase of 6.3% compared to June, but a decrease of 2.2% compared to a year ago. Shipments were, however, more than 12% ahead of July's five year average. More...

The Canadian and Ontario governments' decisions to join an international group coordinating the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is a welcome move, says Jake Van Rooyen. More...

Organized crime, smuggling and national security will be on the radar at the government's new marine security hub being built in Niagara-on-the-Lake. More...

Scientists are slogging through wetlands across Minnesota and poring over thousands of aerial photos to determine if conservation programs are working, and could influence policy decisions far into the future. More...

The Frog Bay Tribal National Park, 89 acres of preserved wilderness just outside of Bayfield, Wis., along Lake Superior, is now open to the public. More...

Michigan ranks seventh on a list of states with the most toxic air pollution from power plants, but those emissions dropped by nearly a third, according to an analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council. More...

Duluth, Minn., residents and visitors who happened to look out over Lake Superior just after 11 a.m. Thursday glimpsed a rare sight: a waterspout roping its way toward Park Point. More...

Researchers working around the St. Louis River estuary are working in cooperation with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in their efforts to understand the environment better and search for ways to protect it. More...

The effort to raise 70 Department of Defense barrels dumped in Lake Superior near Duluth continues under a news blackout. More...

Work is expected to begin this fall and last through 2014 on all five of the light stations in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior. More...

For now, the deadline (set in 2008) remains; the Badger can't use its current system after Dec. 19. More...

Unpredictable changes in wind direction and water temperature and significant currents that vary in speed and direction make Lake Ontario one of the world's more difficult swimming venues. More...

The Edson was towed more than 2,000 miles from a shipyard in Philadelphia to Bay City, where it will serve as a floating museum. More...

Technology usually used in oceans will be planted in Lake Superior this week by University of Minnesota Duluth researchers. During the winter months they will be able to detect things like temperature, depth, currents, light intensity and amount of oxygen. More...

With an increase in drownings this summer on the Great Lakes, swimmers and boaters are urged to take precautions. More...

Using caution is never a guarantee, just as the gentle word "lake" doesn't do justice to the power of Lake Michigan. More...

Two cyclists have completed a more than 5,300-mile bike ride around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. More...