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On Sept. 19, the Board of Directors of the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association unanimously passed a resolution opposing the method of obtaining natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing in the Canandaigua Lake watershed in Ontario and Yates counties. More...
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A year after Michigan state energy experts recommended developing offshore wind energy in the Great Lakes, lawmakers have not passed legislation needed to implement it. More...
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A Niagara shipbuilder will find out Wednesday if it stands to share in $35 billion to revitalize the navy and coast guard over the next 30 years. More...
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According to the industry, regulations to keep ballast water on overseas ships entering the St. Lawrence Seaway clear of foreign organisms that can harm the lakes are impossible to meet and will cripple shipping. More...
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A plan to renovate the downtown lakefront took off Tuesday in the form of a bird's-eye-view video unveiled at a public hearing, meant to dramatically illustrate how the prime outdoor asset could be re-imagined to provide better pedestrian access - and open several blocks of prime lakefront to development. More...
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Today is the last chance to register for the 2011 State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC 2011) in Erie, Penn., Oct. 26 & 27. Registration closes Wed., Oct. 19. SOLEC provides Great Lakes decisionmakers and scientists with the opportunity to receive comprehensive, up-to-date information on the state of the Great Lakes. More...
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On October 18, the marine industry released the results of a year-long study of the economic impacts of the entire Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system. The binational study is an analysis of the positive benefits of maritime commerce. More...
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Environmentalists, residents, and people in tourism fear northern Minnesota's mining rebirth will send noxious chemicals into nearby lakes and streams. More...
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Ontario bureaucrats have been given "no firm deadline" for reporting on the possible health effects of offshore wind turbines. More...
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By several important measures, Lake Erie -- generally considered the bellwether for the health of the other four Great Lakes -- has declined to a point as bad as or worse than it has ever been. More...
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While invasive species and other threats continue to disrupt Lake Huron's valuable fishery, local stakeholders work across public and private sectors to defend the resource. More...
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Officials need to find quicker methods of testing the safety of beaches in order to better protect people from contaminated water. More...
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The one company that holds a signed contract to build a wind farm in the Great Lakes is going ahead with plans for the project, despite the ban on offshore wind development put in place by the Ontario government earlier this year. More...
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Sault Ste. Marie holds the title of Michigan's oldest city, but its true claim to fame is an engineering marvel that connects Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes. More...
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A bill moving quickly through the House would undermine New York's tough new regulations aimed at preventing invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. More...
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So-called "blue investments" such as beach and wetlands restorations and storm water and sewer improvements, were a topic of discussion last week during Great Lakes week in Detroit. More...
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It's full steam ahead for a multi-million dollar project along the Toledo waterfront -- The National Great Lakes Maritime Museum -- which is set to open its doors within the next 18 months. More...
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee scientists sorting through the bacterial soup in Milwaukee's harbor found "chronic pollution" of the waterway with human sewage, the researchers say in a new report. More...
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The demand is great for groundwater in north Halton but the Region says as the population grows lake-based water will have to pick up the slack. More...
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As the water levels along the St. Lawrence River recede the New York Power Authority (NYPA) will begin removing docks and buoys in the vicinity of its St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project. More...
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Sport fishing and tourism make great partners, and the upcoming Great Lakes Steelhead Expo at Rainbow Gardens will illustrate that perfectly for area residents. More...
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The SS Keewatin, the last surviving Canadian Pacific steamship in the world, is coming home to Canada, more than 100 years after it was launched in 1907 at the height of the Edwardian era. More...
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Between the mid-1960s and 1990, phosphorus levels dropped sharply after efforts were made to change farming practices and take phosphorus out of detergents. But in 1995, levels began going up again, leading to huge blooms in recent years. More...
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Scientists believe Lake Erie, especially the Western basin, has the most to lose if the carp find their way there. More...
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DNR Besadny Fisheries Facility manager Mike Baumgartner of Kewaunee said this fall's salmon run is the best he's seen in two decades of sorting fish for spawning. More...