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The DEQ's Office of the Great Lakes recently awarded more than $700,000 in grants to support coastal projects in several local communities. More...
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A small pipe the width of a thumb, the Energy Passive Groundwater Recharge Pump (EGRP), uses the gravitational force of the earth and the natural movements of sediment to pull water off the surface of the ground and into deep aquifers. Or as Parjana president Roy Cole puts it, "This is a tree root system on steroids." More...
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Representatives of several environmental groups repeatedly said Waukesha's neighbors included in the city's future water service area did not need municipal water. More...
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Every year the Erie Pier in Duluth, Minn., accepts around 110,000 cubic yards of sediments dredged from the bottom 19 miles of federal navigation channels in the harbor. The mix of sand, silt, and clay is then recycled for different uses. More...
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Dozens of agricultural experts and policy makers united in Manitowoc, Wis., to discuss land conservation and environmentally friendly farming techniques. Nearly 100 farmers, biologists, agriculture specialists and policy makers were invited to the second Lake Michigan Day. More...
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A bill President Obama signed into law recently will further assist with efforts to fend off western Lake Erie algae in 2016. Called the Drinking Water Protection Act, the bill compels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress with a strategic plan for addressing harmful algal blooms within 90 days. More...
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The discussion over aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Minnesota lakes and rivers contains some good news and bad news. The bad news is AIS has made inroads into Minnesota waters. The good news is education and prevention efforts to slow the spread of AIS appear to be making some headway. More...
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Think of the historic Buffalo, N.Y., waterfront, and your mind is likely to picture the Buffalo Lighthouse. But there is another lighthouse on Buffalo's waterfront, unknown to most. More...
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Waukesha's quest to obtain Lake Michigan water will get a public hearing in Racine. More...
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200 peoples gathered in Port Huron to raise their voices against Ontario Power Generation burying millions of cubic feet of nuclear waste beside Lake Huron. More...
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The "mother of all exercises" to gauge Enbridge Inc.'s ability to respond to an oil spill under the Mackinac straits will happen next month. The effort will happen Sept. 22-25 and involve hundreds of responders, more than a dozen boats, multiple helicopters, drones, underwater vehicles, and more. More...
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At $17.7 million, the rehabilitation of long-dormant docks is among the biggest projects ever undertaken by the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. Speaking at an event on Tuesday, Executive Director Vanta Coda called the docks and projects like it the leverage necessary to bring future new business into the port. More...
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A new icebreaker for the lakes is a national priority, not just a regional one. The entire country depends on cargo shipped across the lakes; last winter, the effects of the ice cost 4,000 jobs and at least $700 million in lost business revenue. More...
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America's oldest surviving passenger steamboat, the S.S. Columbia, will be towed to its next stop in Buffalo, N.Y., on or about Sept. 1, where more work will be done as part of an $18 million restoration being phased in over five or more years. More...
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The "mother of all exercises" to gauge Enbridge Inc.'s ability to respond to an oil spill under the Mackinac straits will happen next month. More...
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State fish biologists are releasing 10,000 lake sturgeon into northern New York waters as part of a restoration program for the threatened species. More...
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Speaking to a roomful of Duluth's business leaders at the Kitchi Gammi Club on Tuesday, Executive Director Vanta Coda called the docks and projects like it the leverage necessary to bring future new business into the port. More...
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Congress should immediately make this funding available. Every Great Lakes area lawmaker, especially House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, should press his or her colleagues to do the right thing. More...
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The historic 1902 vessel will be towed to its next stop in Buffalo, on or about Sept. 1, where more work will be done as part of an $18 million restoration being phased in over five or more years. More...
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The water temperature can change quickly on the Great Lakes, and water at some beaches along the west shore of Lower Michigan has done just that. More...
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In New York, Erie County Executive was joined by County Legislator, elected officials, representatives of the attorney general's office and environmental advocates to sign a law prohibiting the sale of cosmetic products containing microbeads. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard has eight small ships that can be used as icebreakers in normal times and there's only one heavy Coast Guard icebreaker that can deal with winters like the last two: the nine-year-old Mackinaw. At least one new heavy icebreaker is needed. More...
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In New York, swimmers hoping to take a dip in the waters off Olcott Beach have been foiled by two separate issues this summer -- bacteria and a lack of summer staff. More...
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The pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac was built with a 62-year-old technology and is now 12 years beyond its anticipated lifetime and risk assessment quickly gets complicated. More...
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In Ohio, Senate passed the Drinking Water Protection Act that will help protect Lake Erie and other bodies of water. The legislation directs the Ohio EPA to develop and report to Congress a strategic Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management Plan within 90 days. More...