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Council's vote to approve a sophisticated ultraviolet-light system to treat wastewater at the Ashbridges Bay sewage plant could carry a price tag of up to $66-million, not to mention additional operating costs of $440,000 a year. More...
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Ohio lawmakers are proposing more generous water withdrawal limits than other Great Lakes states -- an approach that critics say is possibly more dangerous to the health of the watershed. More...
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The pipeline break that spilled more than 840,000 gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River last summer is still being cleaned up. It has left some Michigan residents with questions about the safety of sending heavy crude oil through those lines. More...
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An economic boom in Atlantic Canada has created an unending demand for supplies and equipment -- and that spells opportunity for Hamilton, Ontario's McKeil Marine. More...
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The Wisconsin DNR and other researchers were on the Lake Winnebago System Monday, where a deadly fish disease was first diagnosed in Wisconsin four years ago. More...
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A new iron ore mining bill is expected to be introduced in Wisconsin in the next week or two. It will include more public input and public recourse with a longer permitting period than draft legislation released two weeks ago. More...
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The warmer the summer, the more dead birds and fish you can expect to see along the shores of Lake Erie, according to a recent study. The deaths result from outbreaks of type E botulism. The study appears online in the Journal of Great Lakes Research. More...
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Arenac county health officials in Michigan are baffled as to the cause of soaring E. coli bacteria numbers in the water of Singing Bridge Beach. The beach's water, which has been sampled each week, shows levels exceeding Michigan's limit of 300 bacteria per 100 milliliters of water. More...
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A tanker ship ran aground Monday morning in St. Zotique, about 70 kilometres southwest of Montreal. There were no injuries, no spillage of the ship's contents and no damage to the ship. More...
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Seven years ago, the Lake Huron chinook salmon fishery collapsed due to a variety of elements -- all largely caused by human activity. Teeming with salmon, Lake Huron had annual yields of 75,000. However, fishing in 2010 showed only 3,200, a reported record low. More...
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Massive wind turbines that arrived Saturday at Keefer Terminal will result in considerable revenue for the Thunder Bay Port Authority and the local economy, the harbour master said on Monday. More...
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Representatives from various groups met May 12 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center to discuss whether a data and information buoy should be placed off the Pennsylvania coast of Lake Erie. More...
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The Great Lakes Compact requires Ohio to institute a water conservation program by 2013. It should be one that preserves and protects our water for business, public, and environmental uses, now and well into the future. More...
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There may be bigger fish to fry than Asian carp when it comes to invasive species -- but that doesn't mean the carp risk can be ignored. More...
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Increased grain and iron ore shipments may be driving an increase in shipping traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway. More...
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Several species of birds in the Great Lakes region are making a comeback, according to a recent report. More...
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The 805-foot ore carrier Hon. James L. Oberstar will be formally christened in Duluth Tuesday morning with a champagne-smashing ceremony behind the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. More...
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To help organizations or individuals interested in restoring Great Lakes natural areas, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, with funding and support from NOAA, has developed the brochure, Great Lakes Restoration: Best Management Practices. The brochure is availble for free online. More...
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Should Wisconsin's regulatory authority over the metallic mine permitting process be dramatically reduced to accommodate the wishes of a mining company to receive a permit in record time? This is not a hypothetical question. More...
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All eyes will be on the skies over Michigan's Grand Haven State Park during the Great Lakes Kite Festival this weekend, May 20-22. The event is held at the park beach, and promises to fill the sky with colorful kites of all types and sizes. More...
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The dead walleye that began appearing on Lake Erie several weeks ago are the result of natural forces, and likely not the result of commercial fishermen from Canada or a deadly virus, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports. More...
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The water levels of the Great Lakes continue to rise at a face pace. The latest weekly levels show that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are up 7″ in the last month. More...
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Oregon's invasive species inspection and eradication team has bagged its first zebra mussels, brought into the state on a boat from Michigan. More...
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In recent days, the federal government and environmental groups have increased the pressure on Chicago's wastewater treatment agency to stop discharging untreated sewage into the Chicago River during storms and to disinfect the treated sewage that makes up 70 percent of the river's flow. More...
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Fishermen from southwestern Ontario are warning that if measures are not taken to stop the spread of Asian carp, there will be a negative effect on tourism for the province. More...