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A three-page bill would allow Michigan hunters to train their sights on some of the state's biggest game: moose. More...
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Whether to develop a swath of land in northeast Pickering near Lake Ontario boils down to a choice between food and floods, Ajax, Ont., Mayor Steve Parish and allies from environmental groups say. More...
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McMaster University archeology students recently uncovered a riverbed -- 10,000 to 30,000 years old -- on the north shore of Lake Ontario in Cootes Paradise, near Hamilton, Ont. More...
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Two historic lighthouses in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will be receiving money through the Save Our Lights license plate fund. The Michigan Lighthouse Assistance program is funded through the sale of the plates. More...
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Mayor Daley has "no plans" to privatize Chicago's water system, but bottling and selling the city's "exceptional" tap water is worth exploring, newly-appointed Water Management Commissioner Tom Powers said. More...
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City of Kenosha, Wis., officials plan to take the next step in seeking a $300,000 grant to help improve Lake Michigan water quality. The money would pay for building a pond at Pennoyer Beach to allow pollutants from storm water to settle out rather than enter the lake. More...
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Quality Management Training is being provided to foster awareness of EPA's quality system and train EPA staff and collaborators on quality implementation for EPA-funded projects. Training will be provided on two topics in two separate training modules on June 29 and 30, 2010. More...
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An international coalition dedicated to restoring the region's ecosystem has developed a mashup that allows users to post cleanup opportunities. More...
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Large numbers of dead fish have been washing up on the shores of Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence River, but the Department of Environmental Conservation attributes the deaths to natural factors. More...
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"Naked in The Stream: Isle Royale Stories," is neither survivalist handbook, sanitized tour guide nor vacation journal. It's more like an intimate, ongoing story of how a Great Lake's wilderness affects the people who venture to one of the most remote national parks in the lower 48 states. More...
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The Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters -- both of which have endorsed Republican Rep. Mark Kirk in the past -- will announce today they are endorsing his rival for Barack Obama's old Senate seat. More...
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The U.S. Geological Survey WaterAlert service sends e-mail or text messages when certain parameters (surface water, ground water, water quality and precipitation) measured by a USGS data-collection station exceed user-definable thresholds. More...
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Like lake trout, Atlantics are native to Lake Ontario and thus held in high regard by sport fishermen. More...
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If an accident like the Gulf oil spill had occurred on the sweetwater seas, just how large an area would it cover? More...
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The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal will remain open, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, despite the efforts of several states to close the locks completely in an effort to stop Asian carp from migrating to Lake Michigan. More...
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Five proposals have been received to construct offshore windmills in Lake Erie and/or Lake Ontario. More...
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Six smallmouth bass poachers from Tennessee and Georgia have gone home from western Lake Erie minus three bass-boat rigs, two freezers, and more than $16,000 cash after a Port Clinton magistrate threw the book and the kitchen sink at them. More...
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Will the Midwest turn its back on addressing climate change?
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
The Great Lakes region is facing a potential 180-degree turn on energy and climate, with the governor's races in Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois ranked as tossups. More... -
The New York Power Authority delivered a big heap of hope to St. Lawrence County yesterday. The gift is meant to compensate for the loss of St. Lawrence River waterfront due to the Moses-Saunders hydropower dam. More...
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The Port Darlington Marina has been trying to convince the Clarington, Ont., council to dredge the Bowmanville Creek. The cost includes pumping the silt out into Lake Ontario or using it to build up a shoreline beach. More...
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The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has put area economies, wildlife and the Gulf's delicate coastal ecosystem at risk. This could be one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation's history. The National Wildlife Federation offers a list of ways we can all help. More...
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Submit your comments and input on the negotiations to amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). A series of five webinars on the GLWQA start today, June 7, and public comments will be accepted until July 9, 2010. More...
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A coal plant on Lake Erie's Maumee Bay kills more fish than any other plant on the Great Lakes, costing Ohio $29.7 million annually, environmental groups said Wednesday. More...
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Macomb County, Mich., is in line to receive grants totaling more than $1.5 million to restore wetlands and make other improvements. The grants will be partially used to restore marshland on the Lake St. Clair coastline. More...
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For more than a century, the S.S. St. Marys Challenger has sailed the Great Lakes, a work horse of a boat. Along the way, the Challenger has set a record for longevity no boat currently on the Great Lakes can ever hope to top: 104 years old, and still working every day. More...