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State Sen. Patty Ritchie says she's encouraged by the progress of the International Joint Commission on a long-delayed plan for maintaining water levels in the St. Lawrence River and the Eastern Lake Ontario Basin. More...

Top officials from the Obama administration came to Minnesota Tuesday to announce a new program to encourage farmers to do more to protect water quality. More...

The latest Great Lakes cargo ship to arrive in Sturgeon Bay, the Paul R. Tregurtha, is the largest ship on the lakes. More...

The little known quagga mussel is presenting a much more immediate danger to lake ecology than its more famous cousin - the zebra mussel - ever did. More...

The Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College received a boost in grant funding during fiscal year 2011 that helped the institute fund 17 projects in the Great Lakes region. More...

A federal study released last week indicates western Lake Erie as a new point of concern for Asian carp. More...

The National Ocean Council is seeking public input on a recently released plan for addressing oceanic, coastal, and Great Lakes issues across the U.S. More...

The Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, which stands sentry over the area's maritime history, will host a fundraising event to support its general operations. More...

The Union of Concerned Scientists and the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise is hosting a public town hall at the University of Michigan on Jan. 20. The town hall represents a unique opportunity to participate in a major gathering of the most innovative thinkers and leaders in the climate change debate. More...

Clean water yields good jobs and recreation. Yet many lawmakers now want to gut the Clean Water Act, enhancing the vulnerability of Ohio's lakes, rivers, and streams. More...

Eighteen gages used for water quality control monitoring and flood predictions will be kept operational with funds from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. More...

Four of northern Wisconsin's bands of Lake Superior Chippewa met with the Assembly Jobs Committee to pledge solidarity with the Bad River tribe's opposition to proposed mining legislation. More...

Some municipal officials say proposed state legislation that would require a system of colored flags to be placed at public beaches on the Great Lakes may do little to reduce drownings. More...

Minnesota Lake Association members show widespread support for higher fees to fight species such as zebra mussels or Asian carp, aquatic invaders that pose a serious threat to local economies. More...

A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that Dow Chemical Company, based in Midland, Mich., produced more than 600 million pounds of toxic chemical waste in the reporting year 2010. More...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has received a $1.3 million federal transportation grant to continue work on a 27-mile hike-and-bike trail. More...

As New York State moves closer to announcing rules on how it plans to move forward with hydrofracking, members of Occupy Rochester and others around the state protested against the practice. More...

It may be too early to react to the new proposal to raise Michigan's renewable energy standards to 25 percent by the year 2025, state utility representatives say. More...

A new idea in the Great Lakes shipping industry could increase fuel efficiency by 5 percent to 20 percent. More...

An idea is bubbling in the Great Lakes shipping industry, one that could increase fuel efficiency by 5 percent to 20 percent. Naval engineers believe injecting air under the bottom of a ship reduces friction, helping them travel faster on less fuel. More...

Supporters of Dimock Twp. families at odds with a Marcellus Shale driller over water contamination plan to take their plea for fresh drinking water to the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is scheduled to participate in a 9:30 a.m. talk about urban sustainability at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. More...

Federal grant money is being used to restore wetlands and habitat in both the Erie State Game Area and Petersburg State Game Area in Monroe County, Michigan. More...

Lake Gogebic is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's largest inland lake, which in early 2012 was one of the few water bodies in Michigan with safe ice. More...

Proposed measures to protect the region's source water won't be as restrictive as some city councillors feared, an official with the committee drafting those rules said Tuesday. More...

Supporters of Dimock Twp. families at odds with a Marcellus Shale driller over water contamination plan to take their plea for fresh drinking water to the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is scheduled to participate in a 9:30 a.m. talk about urban sustainability at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. More...