Greenpeace Canada and three other environmental groups say they intend to go to court to try to stop the construction of new nuclear reactors in Ontario. More...
North America Construction is now in the midst of pouring 29,000 cubic metres of concrete for nine treatment tanks at Mississauga's Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant More...
Officials in Mason County have given the green light to the first large scale wind farm near the Lake Michigan shore. Some residents say in its rush to get going Consumers and the County are downplaying a serious threat to public safety. More...
A local company proposing to put 15 wind turbines in Lake Erie says it shares the opinions of a Toronto company suing the province for $2.25 billion, but won't say whether it is considering a similar suit. More...
Great Lakes Week is almost here! Now is the time to finalize plans to attend. Great Lakes Week brings together representatives of the U.S. and Canadian governments, plus a broad coalition of public/private groups, to highlight efforts to implement solutions for the lakes' most pressing problems. More...
Lake Michigan and Northwest Indiana water quality issues were heard by the Environmental Quality Service Council, a permanent legislative study committee, Thursday morning at the offices of the Northern Indiana Regional Planning Commission in Portage. More...
The American eel, a freshwater fish native to the eastern United States that is born and dies in the open ocean, may be at risk of extinction because of climate change, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Wednesday. More...
he International Association for Great Lakes Research has honored five Michigan Technological University faculty members and students for their paper, "Approaching Storm: Disappearing Winter Bloom in Lake Michigan". More...
Research by a Rochester Institute of Technology scientist may lead to development of a block for an algae toxin that suffocates non-human life in the water, including the Great Lakes. More...
While Asian carp apparently have not established themselves in the Great Lakes, the fish are about to spark a significant change in a barrier near Chicago. More...
The Department of Environmental Protection today announced it has awarded $1.2 million in Coastal Zone Management Grants to organizations dedicated to protecting and preserving Pennsylvania's coastal zones along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary. More...
Canadians face a high economic cost from the impact of a warming global climate, and the country should act quickly to reduce the financial price by investing in adaptation measures, a federal advisory panel warns. More...
A cougar was caught by a trail camera on Sept. 26 in Houghton County, Mich., and a cougar was spotted by another trail camera in Ontonogan County earlier this month. These sightings, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Adam Bump, are almost certainly of the same cat. More...
The Asian carp czar for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking Great Lakes stakeholders to help educate the public about the dangers of the invasive species. More...
Associate Professor Linda Cornell of BGSU Firelands received the grant through the Lake Erie Protection fund, which pays for research to protect, preserve and restore the lake. More...
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority the prestigious Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for increases in international cargo shipments during the 2010 navigation season. More...
Detroit Public Television (DPTV) announced a high level of access to the public for Great Lakes Week, the upcoming Great Lakes summit in Detroit, Oct. 11-14, 2011. Streamed content will be available to viewers starting on October 11, 2011 at www.greatlakesnow.org. More...
Invasive species don't have to be exotic, obscure, or large to wreak havoc on the Great Lakes region -- just look to the hardwood forests ravaged by non-native earthworms. More...
After almost 45 years resting in the mud of Lake Kalamazoo, the cruise ship Keewatin might again be sailing the Great Lakes -- this time to a port in Canada. More...
To be truly "business friendly" requires strategic investment in public goods, and in Michigan, these include special selling points: Great Lakes, clean water, rivers, parks, forests -- available for hiking, hunting, fishing and pure joy. More...
Many young people in Bayfield County, Wisc., are being given rich, exciting opportunities for personal, hands-on experiences in lake and river preservation, restoration and protection projects. More...
Fishtown, one of the only unmodernized fishing villages left in Michigan, is a surviving example of communities that once thrived on the Great Lakes. More...