The Township Board on Monday consulted attorneys to discuss trial or settlement strategy in a federal lawsuit filed by potential dunes developer Aubrey McClendon. More...
Freshwater Farms is the home to snapping turtles, trout, and even an alligator named Fluffy. But this June, it also became the home to a rare fish, native to Lake Erie, that was almost fished to extinction. More...
Part of the Ohio State University Climate Change Webinar Series, this free webinar on Nov. 2, 2010, will provide information about existing climate change trends influencing agriculture and forests in the Great Lakes region, current understanding regarding impacts, and more. More...
Some area folks involved in conservation and environmental concerns see proposed energy production from offshore turbines as an arrival of ill winds. More...
Cleveland could become the first international container service operating on the Great Lakes as soon as next spring, giving the city's shipping industry and economy a big boost. More...
A 177-year-old lighthouse on the Buffalo waterfront will reopen to the public next year for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. More...
The Great Lakes Education Program introduces fourth-grade students to the unique features of the Great Lakes through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experience. The program is designed to stimulate interest in the Great Lakes and help students understand their role in protecting these vital freshwater resources. More...
Voracious eaters and prolific breeders, Asian carp pose a tremendous threat to Lake Erie. Efforts continue on many fronts to stop the invasive species from entering the Great Lakes ecosystem, where experts fear the fish could destroy the bottom end of the food chain and cause economic and ecological disasters. More...
Engineers have been working for more than a decade to figure out how to stop radioactive material leaked years ago from the West Valley Demonstration Project from seeping into a nearby creek that flows toward Lake Erie. More...
Despite a fast start, the 2010 shipping season in Green Bay has shown signs of a slowdown, underscoring some of the uncertainty of predicting cargo loads over the last few seasons. More...
Bruce Power launched a website Thursday in its effort to persuade the public that its plan to recycle 16 steam generators is safe. Bruce Power is seeking permission from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to ship the generators by ship through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. More...
Michigan Sea Grant was awarded more than $1.5 million to help tackle some of the most challenging issues facing the Great Lakes. The program will lead two restoration projects and will assist on five others. Read the press release and learn more about the funded projects online. More...
Indiana authorities say they've finished work on a 1,177-foot chain-link fence designed to keep Asian carp from crossing into the Great Lakes in the event of flooding. More...
Heavy American grain exports, higher movements of iron ore from Quèbec-Labrador to the Great Lakes region and more imported steel products boosted the St. Lawrence Seaway's fortunes in a key period this year. More...
Pollution from Chicago's two coal-fired power plants costs neighboring communities $127 million a year in hidden health damages, according to a report released this week. More...
A federal transportation grant application by the city of Ludington, Mich., to convert Lake Michigan's S.S. Badger cross-lake ferry boat from coal to diesel power was unsuccessful, officials announced Wednesday. More...
Bruce Power proposes to transport 16 nuclear steam generators from the nuclear generating station near Kincardine by land to Owen Sound harbour. More...
Michigan Sea Grant is gathering suggestions for current issues that could be the focus of new research grants. Feedback from a range of professionals, government officials, researchers and citizens is crucial to this process. From your perspective, what are the most pressing coastal or Great Lakes problems? More...
Little River Wetlands Project is a nonprofit land trust founded in 1990 with the goal of restoring and preserving wetlands in the watershed of the Little River, a headwater tributary of the Wabash River. Its project area encompasses 25,000 acres of land once known as the Great Marsh, in Allen and Huntington Counties, Indiana. More...
On the way over by ferry, you get a birds eye view of Middle Bass Island. From afar, you see land, trees, and water, but once you've arrived there's so much more to experience. Now, a small portion of the island, the East Point Preserve, is protected from development. More...
Minnesota has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to study mercury emissions from its taconite plants. The two-year grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will help test technologies for controlling atmospheric mercury emissions from the iron ore processing plants. More...
Colchester Harbour could be one of Lake Erie's premier sport fishing ports, but more than $3 million in safety improvements to the breakwall are likely needed first, says Coun. Paul Innes. More...