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If everything goes according to plan, most of the 257-acre site of Zion's retired nuclear power station will be ready for a new use by 2020. More...
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Creating jobs and reducing dependence on fossil fuels can go hand-in-hand; results are already demonstrating how effective public sector support for private sector renewable energy initiatives can create economic benefits to a region overall. More...
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Efforts to protect and restore a cold water fishery north of Grand Rapids could serve as an example for the nation. More...
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The Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College is set to receive a combination of three federal grants totaling $1.7 million to address Lake Erie ecosystem problems. More...
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The government has spent many millions of dollars in recent decades cleaning up sites contaminated with dioxin, but tough new pollution standards proposed by the Obama administration could require additional dioxin cleanups at scores of abandoned factories, military bases, landfills and other locations declared safe years ago, officials say. More...
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In September, after 21 years of state and federal scrutiny, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final plan for a cleanup estimated to cost at least $100 million. More...
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When the Lake Express ferry pulled into Kewaunee harbor Monday morning, it evoked memories of days when a car -- or railcar -- ferry was a more common sight in this Lake Michigan port. More...
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Hamilton's first steel strike in 20 years will start Friday unless a conciliator can bridge a yawning gap between workers and management. More...
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Would you like a cash machine in your community - something that generates a slow and steady stream of money for your community? Many communities around the world already own such cash machines; more and more are building their own.These cash machines are community-based energy developments (C-BEDs). More...
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Enbridge Energy Partners LLC has met another cleanup deadline as work continues on stretches of the Kalamazoo River affected by the oil spill that occurred nearly 100 days ago. More...
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Indiana University researchers are sharing $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation for research that aims to help farmers make sustainable use of water stocks in Indiana and in Zambia. More...
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Despite the presence of extremely invasive plants like purple loosestrife, there continues to be diversity in the wetlands, says botanist Sylvie de Blois of McGill University. But some invaders are causing her real concern. More...
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An eastern Indiana town has bragging rights after its drinking water was declared the tastiest in the state. More...
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Wildlife officials hope that the potential for the dreaded Asian carp to find its way into the Maumee River and Great Lakes, by way of Indiana, has been blocked. More...
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Google Inc. is a key investor in a proposed $5 billion project to harness wind energy from the Atlantic Ocean. The plan is to build a 350-mile underwater line that would bring electricity from offshore wind turbines to millions of people. More...
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Our river defines us, a constant in the history of our island city. But today, its diverse and sustaining wetlands are endangered, writes Donna Nebenzahl in the third of a three-part series. More...
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Green Bay's famous football franchise has long staked its claim as "Titletown." In the opinion of many, the waters of the bay can make a similar statement as Wisconsin's top musky fishing destination. More...
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Michigan Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm caught a breeze today in the Great Lakes Bay Region. She attended the unveiling Friday of a giant wind turbine at Merrill Technologies Group facility in Buena Vista Township. More...
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Wildlife officials hope that the potential for the dreaded Asian carp to find its way into the Maumee River and Great Lakes, by way of Indiana, has been blocked. More...
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The dozens of fourth- and sixth-graders from the Portage schools rushing into the Nature Center at the Indiana Dunes State Park on Thursday morning weren't the only ones excited about the facility's recent renovation. More...
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Canada is poised to be a leader in the growing wind energy sector if the federal government takes the reins in crafting a national strategy, a trade group that represents the industry says. More...
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The White House Council on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a workshop with the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative in Chicago on October 26 - 27, 2010, focused on the siting of offshore wind power in the Great Lakes. More...
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More than a dozen freighters began moving about 7 p.m. Wednesday after being anchored for at least two days. More...
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The Lake Superior Marine Museum in Duluth is offering a "Cruise of a Lifetime" raffle to win a trip on the 1,000-foot Edwin Gott next summer. More...
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A last-ditch attempt to block the sinking of an artificial gravel island in Lake Ontario's Hamilton Harbour, now home to a colony of migratory cormorants, has failed. More...