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Three St. Lawrence University professors have been awarded grants by the New York Power Authority's St. Lawrence River Research and Education Fund for two projects that will begin this summer. The fund supports environmental research and environmental education projects relating to the ecology of the St. Lawrence River watershed. More...
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Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal candidate in Windsor-Tecumseh, has a solid idea with tremendous potential: This city can become a global leader in clean water technology. More...
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Proposed cutbacks in federal spending could wipe out years of progress toward controlling sea lampreys in the Great Lakes and restoring fish species devastated by the parasitic invaders, officials say. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has turned on a third electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The barrier is designed to prevent Asian carp and other fish from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. More...
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With an eye on weekend forecasts of thunderstorms and heavy rain, Milwaukee officials gathered Friday at a sewer construction project on the city's north side to reassure residents they had been working since last July's torrential rains to reduce the risk of flooding and sewage backups into basements. More...
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The Ohio Division of Wildlife's steelhead trout program blossomed around the Lake Erie tributaries in Northeast Ohio in the 1990s. Lake County was command central, with two premier steelhead trout streams in the Chagrin and Grand rivers. More...
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Adopt-a-Beach events are set to kick off this month! The Alliance for the Great Lakes Adopt-a-Beach program has 10,000-plus participants in six Great Lakes states. New and returning volunteers are invited to help enhance beaches in the Great Lakes region. More...
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An informational meeting is scheduled in Michigan City next week on a plan to control sea lampreys without adding chemicals to the water. More...
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The raptors are coming home to roost, flying all along the Niagara Escarpment.Here's an opportunity to see the migration of thousands of hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons and more during RaptorFest next Saturday (April 16) in Grimsby, Ont. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has fired up a new electric barrier designed to prevent Asian carp and other fish from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. More...
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday it has proposed changes to the current state regulations banning the overland transport of uncertified baitfish by anglers, including baitfish that are personally collected. More...
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Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshores likely will close down, U.S. passport applications won't be processed, and travelers will feel the pain if the federal government shuts down on Saturday in a budget snafu. More...
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After years of talk and planning, a $12 million cleanup of toxic mud from the bottom of Muskegon Lake in the Division Street Outfall area is finally scheduled to start next month. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have given the green light to the project. More...
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Although council had a resolution ready to put their two cents in regarding a shipment of nuclear waste through the St. Lawrence Seaway, two members of the Raging Grannies lobby group were hoping Pointe Claire would have come out stronger against the shipment of nuclear waste, scheduled to go through the St. Lawrence Sea-way in the coming months. More...
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Below-normal rain and snow in March across the watershed provided less water for Lake Superior, which now sits 9 inches lower than on April 1, 2010, and 15 inches below its long-term April 1 average. More...
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Recently adopted regulations in New York governing the discharge of ballast water that cargo ships take on to maintain stability when not fully loaded have threatened to cut off one of Indiana's key gateways -- the Saint Lawrence Seaway. More...
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On April 14, join the University of Michigan Risk Science Center director Andrew Maynard in conversation with four leading experts on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A year after the spill, what are the lessons that can be learned and applied for the future and for other areas, such as the Great Lakes region? More...
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The 54th International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) Conference on Great Lakes Research will be held May 31 - June 3 in Duluth, Minn. This year's theme, Big Lakes - Big World, will present over 35 sessions on the current state of Great Lakes research. Early bird registration rates are available until Tues., April 19! More...
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Watching crops dying in parched fields overlooking a huge freshwater lake has long been a source of frustration for Leamington farmers. For a century, growers have tossed around the idea of somehow getting Lake Erie water to their fields. More...
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Pickerel has made a comeback in Lake Erie, much to the surprise of biologists.Yearly surveys done on the lake initially led experts to believe the fish, formally known as walleye, was in decline. More...
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Park Operations Manager Harry Leslie led about 15 local, state and federal officials on the annual trek along the shore of Lake Erie to see how the peninsula's beaches weathered winter. More...
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The majority party in the House of Representatives is choosing to overturn established science by voting on a bill (H.R. 910) that will gut the Clean Air Act and prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from ever protecting the American people from the disastrous impacts of climate change. More...
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The Great Lakes. The Mississippi River. The Chesapeake Bay. The Everglades. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the New York / New Jersey Harbor. The area's aquatic network has been designated one of the nation's Great Waters by a consortium of conservation groups called the America's Great Waters Coalition. More...
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A forum entitled How Emerging Technologies are Impacting West Michigan's Energy Future takes place tonight at Muskegon Community College in Muskegon, Mich., from 7-9pm. The forum will address new energy developments, policy issues and sociologial changes. More...
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Officials with Grand Valley State University's Muskegon-based renewable-energy center say a new partnership with a Spanish counterpart will lead to more advanced wind energy research on the Great Lakes. More...