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While wary eyes focus on a waterway in Chicago for the Asian carp's invasion of the Great Lakes, Ontario thinks the unwanted intruder will arrive by bridge. In trucks. More...
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Soon Huron County, MI residents will have the chance to join the thousands of people caring for our lakes during the Alliance for the Great Lakes September Adopt-a-Beach Event, part of the International Coastal Cleanup effort. More...
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For many people, Asian carp are proving more boon than bane. Bolstered by government support, the Asian carp harvest has leapt thirtyfold in the past decade. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it spent more than $20 million in cleanup operations from an Enbridge oil spill last year in southwest Michigan. More...
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The Sierra Club released a study Thursday that detailed what it says is considerable damage to fish and other aquatic life caused by certain types of water-intake systems in electric power plants. More...
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The public is invited to attend the Michigan Clean Marina Program Open House at the Irish Boat Shop in Charlevoix, Mich., on Thursday, Aug. 18. This open house is a unique opportunity to learn more about the program, meet key players and see best management practices in place. More...
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The EPA's modus operandi is unconstitutional in two ways. One, the federal government is not authorized to legislate environmental issues within the states. Two, in an affront to the separation of powers, it creates laws on its own accord, laws that should in all actuality be produced by Congress. More...
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There's still time to register for the Aug. 26 Michigan Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) tour of diversified agriculture in Calhoun County, Mich. The tour will feature conservation practices that help producers become MAEAP (Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program) verified. More...
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State fishery biologists have recommended eliminating Chinook salmon stocking in most parts of Lake Huron next year. More...
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A single mom set foot on Toronto's lakeshore on Tuesday morning, 22 hours after swimming across Lake Ontario from the shores of Niagara-on-the-Lake. More...
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The $25 million Ventower Industries LLC factory in Monroe, MI starts producing giant wind turbine towers Thursday, a watershed event for officials trying to rebuild the Great Lakes region's distressed economy through green jobs. More...
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Public anxiety over falling Georgian Bay water levels permeated a meeting led by members of the International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) research team in Midland, Ontario last week. More...
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A northern Wisconsin man and his three sons have made a 72-day, 1,600-mile journey by kayak around Lake Superior. More...
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In the city of Waukesha, WI, water use declined for the fifth consecutive year. The actual demand was 1.21 million gallons a day less than the 2010 estimate included in the city's recent request for Great Lakes water. More...
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Three lake associations in Minnesota are paying for their own boat ramp inspectors to keep Lake Minnetonka's zebra mussel infestation contained. More...
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In 1985, White Lake was designated one of 43 Great Lakes Areas of Concern, due to problems, termed "Beneficial Use Impairments," identified in and around the lake. One of the eight Beneficial Use Impairments identified for White Lake is "Eutrophication and Undesirable Algae." More...
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The New York State Power Authority is asking recreational boaters and others with questions regarding the lower water levels on Lake St. Lawrence to direct them to the International Joint Commission (IJC). More...
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Loadings at Lake Superior ports fell almost 31 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments from Lake Michigan terminals increased marginally. Loadings at Lake Erie docks slumped almost 20 percent. More...
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State Department of Natural Resources officials will hold a public meeting Wednesday in Cheboygan to discuss chinook salmon stocking efforts in Lake Huron. More...
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Middle Sister Island, the most remote among the nine islands that constitute the Canadian portion of the Lake Erie Archipelago, is one of the last privately owned islands of its size in this corner of the Great Lakes that remains in a natural and undisturbed state. More...
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The failure of a recent expedition to find any invasive Asian carp near Lake Michigan - though DNA traces say they are there - has shipping interests claiming victory and others calling foul. More...
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Folks from Buffalo to Youngstown have been given the resources--$9 million a year for 50 years--to create a "world-class corridor of places, parks and landscapes" along the 36-mile stretch from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. More...
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Gov. Pat Quinn has signed bills creating a council to study the potential for wind energy projects in Lake Michigan and allowing counties to establish wind farm districts. More...
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There was an item in the newspaper last Wednesday about the Illinois Department of Natural Resources searching Lake Calumet for invasive Asian carp. What it didn't say was what happens if they find the fish. More...
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If you think Asian carp might wreak havoc on the Great Lakes, meet the northern snakehead fish. Along with Asian carp, the torpedo-shaped fish is considered one of 10 invasive species at high risk of invading the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River Basin. More...