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Once microbeads are flushed down the drain, they head into wastewater disposal systems incapable of filtering out the tiny particles. Ultimately, microbeads wind up in our surface lakes and rivers, including the Great Lakes, says Mich. Rep. Candice Miller. More...
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The torrential rainfall Monday overwhelmed the region's sewer system, discharging raw sewage into Lake Erie and triggering water advisories at Edgewater Park and nearly a dozen other beaches. More...
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A city official says crews have begun dredging activities along the Lake Huron end of the Black River Canal in Port Huron. More...
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Quèbec's wildlife ministry issued a warning to fishermen Wednesday urging them to clean their boats. The message comes as officials and environmentalists are worried about a tiny flea that has occupied the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. More...
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Toledo officials say the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant's intake was not affected by a potential algal bloom spotted Tuesday in Lake Erie. More...
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A U.S.-based radioactive waste watchdog is looking for more people to speak out against a planned underground dump for nuclear waste less than two kilometres from the Lake Huron shoreline. More...
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Post-911 security fencing is destroying residents' enjoyment of the Welland Canal -- and St. Catharines doesn't want any more of it, city council plans to tell the federal government. More...
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Heavy rainfall over the past several days has filled Chicago's vast Deep Tunnel flood-control system, sending sewage-laced overflow into Lake Michigan and onto parts of the new Chicago Riverwalk. More...
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The state is taking steps at lake in western Michigan to deal with oil slicks that have seeping into the water for more than two decades. More...
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Heavy rain overwhelmed the sewer system in northeast Ohio this week, discharging raw sewage into Lake Erie and leading to water advisories at a number of beaches. More...
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Pets are temporarily banned from parts of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore where piping plovers are nesting. More...
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The zebra mussel have been wiped out from the Great Lakes; but now the quagga mussel are taking over. More...
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Raw steel production in the Great Lakes region surged to 621,000 tons last week, up from 593,000 tons a week earlier. More...
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As the California drought continues, the state allows runoff from sinks and showers to save gardens. More...
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European water chestnut grows so thick on the surface of lakes and rivers that it cuts off the light beneath and, for good measure, sucks up the water's oxygen. And now this invasive plant is in Ottawa, Ont. More...
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People can officially tell the United States and Canadian governments how well they've protected the Great Lakes from diversions, bulk exports and withdrawals. More...
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is conducting an in-depth study of the St. Marys River and its tributaries. The study involves collecting water samples and fish species to determine the types and concentrations of pollutants in the waterway. More...
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The health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River will be on the agenda when mayors and other officials from communities in Canada and the U.S. gather for several days this week in Point Edward, Ont. More...
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The health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River will be on the agenda when mayor and other officials from communities in Canada and the U.S. gather for several days this week in Point Edward, Ont More...
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School's out, the temperature is rising and the sun is blazing -- perfect conditions for a day at a Lake Erie beach. But is the water clean enough for a swim? More...
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A month after the Joint Review Panel decided that the best place for a Canadian nuclear waste dump is less than a mile from the shores of Lake Huron, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is calling for public comment on environmental conditions that would be imposed on Ontario Power Generation if the project gets a final go-ahead. More...
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Leaders from Michigan, Ohio and Ontario have agreed to reduce phosphorus in the western Lake Erie basin by 40% by 2025. The nutrient is a key ingredient of widespread algae blooms in that portion of the lake -- including a toxic strain that disrupted water supplies to 400,000 people in southeast Michigan and the Toledo area last August. More...
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Scientists who study Lake Erie are applauding an international plan to reduce the phosphorus that flows into the lake, feeding toxic algae that contaminates drinking water and contributes to giant "dead zones" where nothing can survive. More...
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Because of continuing threats to Great Lakes drinking water from nutrient loadings and harmful algae blooms, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is calling on leaders in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Ontario to commit to reducing phosphorus flowing into Lake Erie by at least 40 percent. More...
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Lake Superior State University is working with the Michigan DNR to restock Great Lakes waterways with Atlantic salmon. More...