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Harbor commissioners in Milwaukee, Wis., will hear a presentation today on a city plan that hopes to spur development at the city's Lake Michigan port, growing it from an area with a total real estate value of $65 million to one worth $165 million. More...
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The powerful sustained winds this week pushed water levels three feet lower Wednesday on the south side of Lake Winnebago and the Fox River in Wisconsin. On the north end of Lake Michigan, the water level rose about 20 inches. More...
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A 16,697-acre area of freshwater marshes, uplands and river on the shores of Lake Superior in Wisconsin has become the 28th member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve System in a designation ceremony at Superior, Wisconsin on October 26. More...
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For months, the McGuinty government refused to take a position on Bruce Power's plan to ship radioactive steam generators from its Kincardine nuclear plant via the Welland Canal and the Great Lakes for recycling in Sweden. More...
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A French government-owned company is acquiring 100 percent of the development rights for a potential third nuclear plant at Nine Mile Point station in Oswego County. More...
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Wauconda officials appear willing to contribute $50,000 toward an effort to get Lake Michigan water, but won't sign any checks until they know if the water will be allocated. More...
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Nearly all the 18,000 gallons of black water-based paint that escaped from Haworth Inc. via a city sewer Saturday was diverted into big holding tanks at the Big Rapids sewer treatment plant, officials say. More...
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The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) has developed a basic narrated Great Lakes tour that highlights points of interest in each of the five Great Lakes and identifies a few unique underwater features. More...
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Not that you're planning to swim in Lake Erie with November around the corner - but the 2010 threat of toxic blue-green algae is finally over at two area state parks. More...
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The heavy, persistent rain caused a sewer overflow Tuesday evening at Fifth Avenue East and the Lakewalk, the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District reported. More...
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The town Planning Board unanimously adopted the site plan criteria submitted by the St. Lawrence Wind Farm's developer, Acciona Wind Energy USA, Wednesday night in front of some 100 members of the public, a sheriff's deputy and a state trooper. More...
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Since preliminary hearings on the potential invasion of Asian Carp began over a year ago, players on all sides of the issue have scrambled for theories on how to stem the possible migration of the fish into the Great Lakes, while keeping the interests of both environmentalist and the transportation industry in the fore. More...
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The effort to restore the Great Lakes is at a crossroads. In the coming weeks, Congress will make decisions that either help or hinder the restoration of lakes Michigan and Superior, along with the other Great Lakes. More...
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The federal government has introduced legislation to make it easier for Canadian and U.S. authorities to fight crime in waters that straddle the border. More...
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Governor Jim Doyle announced the designation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve.It means the state can capture about $500,000 annually in federal funds to do studies and outreach on the St. Louis River and Lake Superior. More...
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Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens has signed a Letter of Intent to supply turbines for offshore wind projects developed by the Lake Erie Alternative Power (LEAP) group. The group is aiming to develop up to 5,040 megawatts of offshore wind farms around the Great Lakes. More...
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Imagine if the Great Lakes claimed negligence and abuse and left the region. An exhibit at a Chicago art gallery recently explored this question. "Great Lakes Nation" premiered this month at the Chicago Art Department gallery. More...
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As of press time, there has been no state or federal money received for the water chestnut clean up that took place this summer. The invasive water chestnut is native to Asia and is a rooted and floating annual plant that forms dense mats of floating rosettes. More...
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One-fifth of the world's vertebrate species -- mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish -- are threatened and in need of urgent conservation efforts, warns a study made public Tuesday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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In groundbreaking research, Columbia-based scientists are looking at ways to use the carp's alarm pheromones, attraction pheromones or commercial bait scents to control the movement of carp populations that have taken over many Midwest waterways. More...
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City and state environmental specialists are investigating the spill of 18,000 gallons of black water-based paint Saturday, from Haworth Inc.'s local steel components plant at 300 N. Bronson Ave. More...
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Residents of a South Shore village are in an uproar over a proposed Mohawk-owned wind farm they say would disfigure the landscape and diminish their quality of life. More...
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Areas of low oxygen are 30 times more prevalent in the nation's waterways now than they were in 1960, according to a recent federal report. And climate change means they'll continue to worsen. More...
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Two barges that were grounded in the St. Lawrence Seaway were still taking on water late Sunday. More...
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The new regional authority that's interested in building a water pipeline to Lake Huron could grow to include St. Clair County, Mich. not long after its first meeting Tuesday. More...