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American anglers must accept that Ontario controls two-thirds of Lake St. Clair and half of the St. Clair and Detroit rivers. In Ontario waters, Ontario rules apply, and anyone who fishes there needs to study the Ontario fishing handbook. More...
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Mercury levels have dropped about 20 percent in the Great Lakes in recent decades but remain dangerously high and are getting worse in some places, scientists said in a report released this week in Detroit. More...
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Detroit Public Television (DPTV) is providing public access to Great Lakes Week, a first-of-its-kind summit discussing the future of The Great Lakes, happening in Detroit this week (Oct. 11-14). With coverage entitled Great Lakes Now, DPTV will broadcast and webcast content from the conferences. More...
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The costly toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie this year was the worst in nearly 50 years, several scientists said today. Toxic blooms are capable of making people ill and can kill pets. They're also smelly, cover beaches and are leading to larger dead zones in the lake. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a construction contract of $867,775 for ecosystem restoration for the Calumet Prairie and Ivanhoe South project in Indiana. More...
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A 300-ton replica of a U.S. warship victorious in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie is getting a checkup and some fine tuning at a northeastern Ohio shipyard before returning to its home port in Pennsylvania. More...
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The Great Lakes Commission, the International Joint Commission and a coalition of Great Lakes conservation groups are simultaneously holding meetings in Detroit this week, drawing in policy-makers, scientists and advocates from across the region. And some star power. Al Gore is expected to give the keynote address at the IJC's biennial meeting Thursday. More...
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An internationally recognized "Important Bird Area" is being threatened by an Ontario wind power development, a Canadian conservation group alleges. Gilead Power Corporation hopes to build a nine-turbine wind farm on the south shore of Prince Edward County, a huge peninsula that juts into eastern Lake Ontario. More...
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What's the story with algae blooms and invasive species in Lake Ontario, Oneida Lake and other inland waterways around Central New York? Officials continue to keep a close watch on invasive species and the impacts of agriculture and other development. More...
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Restoration of a stretch of Portage Creek on Kalamazoo's south side has been delayed because of a surprising find. Excavation crews in early August discovered underground petroleum tanks and oil-saturated soil. More...
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Save the Dunes has received a $607,000 federal grant to naturalize the Thorgren detention basin, a joint project with the city of Valparaiso, Ind., that will improve local streams, provide wildlife habitat and ultimately protect Lake Michigan waters. More...
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Gogebic Taconite wants to bring mining back to Wisconsin, but only if the state agrees to change the way it regulates them -- changes critics say could pose dangers to the state's water and air. More...
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The potential impact from hydrofracking, especially on the Finger Lakes region in New York, is becoming clearer. About 810,000 acres in the Finger Lakes -- if put together, an area slightly larger than Rhode Island -- has already been leased to natural gas companies. More...
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A US$ 50 million membrane-based water-treatment plant is being planned by Bay County in Michigan, USA, which is seeking a county-wide partnership to tap a new source. More...
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A US$ 50 million membrane-based water-treatment plant is being planned by Bay County in Michigan, USA, which is seeking a county-wide partnership to tap a new source. More...
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The verdict is mixed as to whether Asian carp will survive, let alone spawn, in the Great Lakes and their tributaries. More...
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Michigan courts cut Lake Michigan wind research, right along with heating assistance funds. More...
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A US$ 50 million membrane-based water-treatment plant is being planned by Bay County in Michigan, USA, which is seeking a county-wide partnership to tap a new source. More...
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Lake Erie is in big trouble, according to a National Wildlife Federation report released this week, because of enormous algal blooms that have put native species of fish in peril and are threatening human health. More...
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Clean water advocates worry that pollutants could stream into the Great Lakes if a proposal to treat chemical wastewater at a New York state sewage plant is approved. More...
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Expert work groups assembled by the International Joint Commission (IJC) have been reviewing the latest research and policy developments, and drafting reports on six priority Great Lakes topics. In advance of the Great Lakes Water Quality Biennial Meeting, the six reports are now available online for comment. More...
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The environment will finally receive due consideration in how St. Lawrence Seaway water levels are maintained, according to a proposal from a working group with the International Joint Commission (IJC). More...
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Ohio spent millions of tax dollars this summer fighting toxic, blue-green algae in Grand Lake St. Marys with chemicals, dredging equipment and nets. But what about Lake Erie, which has algae problems, too? The state plans to form two study groups to look for solutions. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking the public the weigh in on a proposal that would preventing boaters from pumping out their sewage in to Lake Ontario. More...
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The 10th annual Lake Links Workshop, 'Developing Eastern Ontario Lakes Sustainably', will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Perth Civitan Hall (on Hwy 43). More...