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Wis. Gov. Scott Walker is promoting legislation enabling a Florida company to mine for iron ore in northwest Wisconsin. Opponents of the legislation say it puts natural resources at risk, by easing groundwater and wetlands regulations. More...

GLIN's March site of the month is the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), a recognized leader in the research, development and practical application of sensor and information technology to solve critical problems in national security, protecting and evaluating critical infrastructure, bioinformatics, earth sciences and environmental processes. Check out MTRI's work on monitoring phragmites in the Great Lakes. More...

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker is promoting legislation enabling a Florida company to mine for iron ore in northwest Wisconsin. Opponents of the legislation say it puts natural resources at risk, by easing groundwater and wetlands regulations. More...

Just months before work begins on the last leg of a project to dredge the inner harbor of the Sheboygan River in Wisconsin, officials are facing significant questions over where to dispose of the tainted sediments and how much it will cost to do it. More...

The S.S. Milwaukee Clipper Preservation Inc., a nonprofit group that has restored and created a museum with the historic Great Lakes passenger ferry, presented commissioners this week with a number of letters supporting the move to Heritage Landing on the downtown Muskegon Lake shoreline. More...

Wis. Gov. Scott Walker is promoting legislation enabling a Florida company to mine for iron ore in northwest Wisconsin. Opponents of the legislation say it puts natural resources at risk, by easing groundwater and wetlands regulations. More...

A delegation from the Great Lakes Small Harbor Coalition met with the Great Lakes Commission in Washington, D.C. for the release of $20 million to dredge 112 small harbors in eight states that are in danger of becoming blocked if not dredged. More...

About 60 communities in Wisconsin don't treat drinking water to kill contaminants, despite a recommendation to the contrary, according to a newspaper report. The state Department of Natural Resources strongly suggests communities treat drinking water with chlorine or ultraviolet light to kill bacteria and viruses. More...

Some time this year, the Waterloo, Ont., region will complete work on a new long-term water supply plan. Early indications suggest it will, among other things, call for dramatic increases in water conservation and delay the construction of a pipeline from Lake Erie. More...

The ice fishing season in Muskegon County has been a great disappointment to many anglers this year. For those who prefer the county's larger inland lakes of Muskegon Lake and White Lake, the fishing has been nearly nonexistent. More...

The roughly 200-acre celery flats on either side of Black Creek on the east end of Mona Lake in Muskegon County, Mich., are responsible for about 70 percent of the phosphorus in Mona Lake, according to a recent study. More...

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a special place for Midwestern ice climbing. Every February, hundreds of climbers meet in Munising for Michigan Ice Fest. That's because the Lake Superior shoreline has one of the highest concentrations of accessible ice climbs in North America. More...

A proposal to increase state spending on the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) would reduce pollution from farm operations in the next few years, advocacy groups said. More...

An ambitious management plan to focus on visitors' experiences along the Niagara River will be discussed during a public meeting of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission. More...

Lake Ontario continues to be great fishing-wise for most species, and fishery biologists from both sides of the border are working together to tweak what's going well and to address joint concerns. More...

For enthusiasts in the Rochester, New York, area, winter is the season with the best waves. Surfing on Lake Ontario in the middle of a February snowstorm isn't for the faint of heart, but it's a necessity for a growing community of lake surfers. More...

Detroit will join the effort to keep a drinking water monitoring system in operation, officials said Friday. The St. Clair River-Lake St. Clair Drinking Water Protection System provides early warning of chemical spills or environmental contamination. More...

The Obama administration said it will spend about $50 million this year to shield the Great Lakes from Asian carp. But there's a simpler way: Block the waterways that the carp are using to get to the lakes. And that means closing the Chicago canal system and restoring the natural basins of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watersheds. More...

Recently completed Ohio Sea Grant research shows that bird watching along Ohio's Lake Erie coast contributes more than $26 million and 283 jobs to northern Ohio's economy. More...

New federal standards will regulate toxic air and water emissions from coal-fired power plants, which doctors say put locals -- especially children -- at risk. More...

South Bend is turning to sensors and computers instead of pipes and tanks in hopes of keeping untreated wastewater from flowing into the St. Joseph River during heavy rain storms. More...

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Pierre Poilievre, welcomed yesterday's decision by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) to remove a threat to shipping on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System. More...

The operators of the Port of Ogdensburg claim that ballast water standards called for by the head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation will harm chances for an economic recovery along the St. Lawrence Seaway. More...

An emergency dredging permit was requested to allow for towing of a century old steamship through Kalamazoo Lake in Douglas, Mich. Residents are concerned about carcinogens, like PCBs and arsenic, being deposited on land if the dredging goes forward. More...

At least 10 households in western Pennsylvania fear their drinking water has been ruined by natural gas drilling. The Department of Environmental Protection tested the water of those who complained and found no evidence that oil or gas drilling caused problems. More...