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A report to be released tomorrow should include revised plans for redeveloping the Port of Rochester with a new marina, housing and boutique shops or restaurants. More...
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Federal regulators have approved a northern Wisconsin Indian tribe's request to regulate water quality - a move that could affect the construction of an iron ore mine near Hurley. More...
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Magnetation Inc. on Tuesday sealed a $297 million deal with Ohio-based steelmaker AK Steel to expand operations on the Iron Range, including a potential new taconite production plant in Itasca County, Minn. More...
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Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and her husband Dan Mulhern envision a national clean energy policy that promotes and funds research and manufacturing for wind, solar, and advanced battery industries in the United States. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved water quality standards for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa after the tribe exercised its sovereign rights under the Clean Water Act. More...
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The Sierra Club and the Natural Resource Defense Council are suing the state of Michigan for issuing an air permit for a coal-burning power generation facility. More...
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The transfer of the South Haven South Pierhead, Middle Island and Waugoshance lighthouses "will help ensure that the lighthouses are well-cared for and their history is kept alive for generations to come." More...
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The International Joint Commission recently highlighted the need for consistent beach monitoring throughout the Great Lakes region, making it easier to track potential bacterial contamination. More...
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As one company begins drilling a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, another has applied for state permits to mine copper and silver in a different section of the peninsula near Lake Superior. More...
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A new plaque was unveiled Saturday at Queen's Royal Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, commemorating all those who have successfully accomplished an excruciating feat of athleticism: swimming across Lake Ontario. More...
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A new research buoy for the Lake Michigan offshore wind assessment study will help to provide information for the future development of offshore wind energy technology in the Great Lakes. More...
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A new management plan has been released for Isle Royale National Park, designed to preserve the Lake Superior park's wilderness character and natural resources while also enabling people to enjoy them. More...
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There's good news and bad news concerning the federal government's war on sea lampreys, said Jeff Slade, station supervisor in Ludington, Mich., for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.3 million for two Toledo-area projects designed to put 58 unemployed people to work on Lake Erie restoration projects; $1 million more in Great Lakes funding will go toward controlling invasive plants in Lorain County. More...
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An unusually dry early autumn caused the level of Lake Superior to drop two inches in September, a month when the big lake usually remains unchanged, the International Lake Superior Board of Control announced. More...
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Operators of the Palisades nuclear plant on Sunday restarted the power generator on the Lake Michigan shoreline after a one-week shutdown following a mechanical problem, utility officials said. More...
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Supporters say a provincial park interpretation centre could be erected on a site where a developer had planned a condominium project. He has agreed to sell the site to the province. More...
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GLIN's October Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Small Harbors Coalition, a group representing small harbors from around the Great Lakes where dredging and harbor maintenance issues are of particular concern. More...
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GLIN's October Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Small Harbors Coalition, a group representing small harbors from around the Great Lakes where dredging and harbor maintenance issues are of particular concern. More...
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Scientists at the Natural Resources Research Institute of the University of Minnesota Duluth have received a $2 million grant to study the base of the Great Lakes food chain. More...
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If proposed legislation goes through, some landfills would only need one instead of two liners. More...
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As part of the Alliance of Rouge Communities' Wayne Road Dam Removal and Habitat Improvement Project, a $1 million federal grant will be used to remove the Wayne Road Dam, located in the City of Wayne, and restore the fishery in the Lower Rouge River. More...
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The Canadian Auto Workers union has reached a tentative labor agreement for its members at the St. Lawrence Seaway, averting a strike that could have closed one of North America's major shipping routes. More...
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GLIN's October Site of the Month is the Great Lakes Small Harbors Coalition, a group representing small harbors from around the Great Lakes where dredging and harbor maintenance issues are of particular concern. More...
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Lake Erie's Point Abino Lighthouse, built in 1918, undergoes an extensive restoration, which includes concrete repairs. More...