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International Association of Great Lakes Research conference keynote speaker Gail Krantzberg said the key to progress being found outside science lies in policy. More...

Although scientists are aware that the massive ice loss over the past 40 years will affect the ecology of the Great Lakes, they are not completely sure how. More...

The project, Lake Erie Alternative Power (Leap), envisages the placement of 700 turbines in clusters off Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. More...

A tip from an alert online shopper who noticed an unusual posting on the Craigslist classified ad website allowed authorities to recover 64 pounds of dangerous elemental mercury .State and federal governments have moved to get mercury out of power plant and factory emissions so the mercury doesn't fall back to earth and become toxic to fish, and the animals and people who eat fish. More...

State officials on Thursday announced plans for the largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history - a transaction that protects more than 100 square miles of forest land in four northern counties. More...

A panel that advises the U.S. and Canadian governments about the Great Lakes will make Lake Erie's excessive phosphorus levels and algae blooms a priority for study over the next three years. More...

Project Ojibwa is now a "go," a tugboat on its way to fetch the decommissioned Canadian submarine from Halifax and tow it to Port Burwell. The Ojibwa will become a tourist attraction in the Lake Erie port, joining a select group of Great Lakes centres with museum subs. More...

Warmer weather means fresh, local produce is in season in the Great Lakes region. Find a farmers' market near you by visiting Local Harvest's website, which provides lists of local farmers' markets by zip code. More...

About 1,600 Macomb County fourth- and fifth-grade students gathered Tuesday at Macomb Community College to explore concepts of water conservation, preservation and safety at the fifth annual Lake St. Clair Water Festival. More...

The city of Evanston, Ill., is partnering with federal and state agencies to help the city better determine when bacteria levels will make the water unhealthy at local beaches. More...

Four new buoys will help scientists at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor, Mich., model current patterns in Lake Erie as they also help students learn more about lake processes. More...

A study released last week is the first piece of conclusive evidence that greenhouses in and around Leamington, Ontario are the cause of pollution in area creeks, which flow into Lake Erie. More...

Instead of keeping all its options behind closed doors until a single recommendation emerges, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers will present all its top choices for recommendations to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes toward the end of 2013. More...

The Grand River, which empties into Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor, has been named one of the most endangered rivers in the country according to American Rivers, an organization that seeks to protect and restore the country's rivers and streams. More...

The pier along Lake Michigan in Grand Haven is deteriorating and the US Army Corps of Engineers is urging people to be extra cautious. The problem stems from a lack of funding and is expected to get worse. More...

Researchers say the toxic blue-green algae in Lake Erie's western basin likely will appear earlier this summer but remain less dense than last year's record bloom, partly because of warmer, drier spring weather. More...

The Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society is worried planned development at the Port of Rochester could obstruct the structure's view of the lake. More...

Many scientists and environmental groups support the IJC's plan to allow the water to flow more naturally. But some lake-shore property owners fear that the high water will wash their homes away. More...

A significant discharge of effluent into the St. Lawrence River at the international bridge construction site has prompted the Ministry of Environment to seek remediation efforts. More...

GLATOSWeb compiles acoustic telemetry project information and helps users learn more about ongoing acoustic telemetry projects in the Great Lakes. Scientists have been implanting Great Lakes fish with transmitters and, like the GPS on a car, have been tracking fish movement through a network of receivers placed on the bottom of the lakes. More...

A consortium between the US government and five states to develop wind power in the Great Lakes is confident of making significant progress even though three other states bordering the Lakes have refused to sign. More...

In a stop last week in Clarkston, Hoekstra told tea party members that he supports directional drilling from onshore sites around the Great Lakes. That's the opposite stance he took in 2001 and 2005, when he voted for a ban on the practice while in the U.S. House. More...

A $12 million cleanup of contaminated mud from the bottom of Muskegon Lake is complete, making the lake safer and moving it a step closer to removal from an international list of polluted Great Lakes sites. More...

Some scientists worry that less ice on the Great Lakes will create low water levels that affect the region's ecology and economy. More...

Tourism operators say they're expecting one of their strongest summers in several years in Sheboygan County, after seeing a sharp increase in advance bookings for hotel rooms, charter fishing boats and other activities. More...