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A group in favor of Lake Michigan wind turbines submitted a list of about 900 supporters to Oceana County Administrator Sue Johnson. More...
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The Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act is aimed to make Ontario a leader in water technology by promoting water conservation as well as the province's emerging technology expertise. More...
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An $836 million plan to prepare 90 former General Motors Corp. sites for new economic life will boost nearly four dozen Michigan properties, including the polluted vestiges of Buick City, Pontiac Assembly and Willow Run. More...
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A team from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission is putting trace amounts of a pesticide in a 100-mile stretch of the Ford River in Delta County, Mich., to kill thousands of lampreys. More...
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It's time to start planning for summer on the Great Lakes. This tool from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources gives users the ability to locate and map boating access sites, harbors, and marinas for summertime boating adventures. More...
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Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken are co-sponsoring legislation that aims to end the problem of dredging on the Great Lakes. The bill would require that the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund spend its yearly revenue on dredging rather than amassing a surplus. More...
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At the invitation of the mayor of Waukesha, Wis., a Milwaukee company made a sales pitch Tuesday to the Common Council for its patented technology to remove radium and soften Waukesha's water supply. More...
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The state Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating a report of a "fish kill" on Skaneateles Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in New York. More...
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A team from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission is putting trace amounts of a pesticide in a 100-mile stretch of the Ford River in Delta County, Mich., to kill thousands of lampreys. More...
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The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil spill website, hosted by the four GOM Sea Grant programs, provides visitors with access to a wealth of data concerning the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including information about volunteer opportunities. More...
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Some people won't swim in Lake Michigan because they've been told they might... blow up. There are bombs in the lake, left there during military training decades ago. And some now fear they're about to start washing ashore. More...
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An abandoned lighthouse in Point Breeze, New York, toppled into Lake Ontario during a 1916 storm. This spring, a 37-foot-tall replica was erected with painstaking devotion beside the harbor. Already, visions of an economic revival near the lighthouse are flickering on the horizon. More...
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Representatives of Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Essex Region Conservation Authority celebrated the completion of significant improvements to the dykes at Hillman Marsh Conservation Area along western Lake Erie. More...
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It was Aristotle who told us that "nature abhors a vacuum." Nowhere is that better illustrated than Lake Huron, where the loss of salmon has resulted in a population explosion of big walleyes, steelhead and lake trout. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launched a new version of the Wetlands Mapper in celebration of American Wetlands Month in May. The new version allows users to view or download map data about the bogs, playas, potholes, vernal pools, other wetlands and riparian areas that are the focus of American Wetland Month campaign. More...
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Avon Lake's Jerome A. Popiel, U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee, received the George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award at an official ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. May 11. More...
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Avon Lake's Jerome A. Popiel, U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee, received the George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award at an official ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. May 11. More...
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Shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway took a dramatic hit in 2009 last year during the recession. But the Seaway is showing signs of recovery this year, Seaway officials said. More...
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Michigan's two U.S. senators say a $1-million grant will strengthen the operations of the Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association in Ann Arbor. More...
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Avon Lake's Jerome A. Popiel, U.S. Coast Guard civilian employee, received the George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award at an official ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. May 11. More...
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Three aquatic scientists have been drawn here for two years of freshwater research. Their backgrounds span the world: An Indian who studied in Canada, a Chinese who studied in Japan and a Bulgarian who studied in Oregon. More...
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New York State requirements for cleaning invasive species from ballast water could shut down the entire Seaway shipping industry in 2012, an official says. More...
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Indiana officials say they are working with the federal government to beef up the state's standards for companies that pollute Indiana waterways. More...
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Perch, loved in Milwaukee but decimated in Lake Michigan, are finding new life in an old factory. More...
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Lake Erie commercial fishers are angry over this year's quota reduction for yellow perch and pickerel in the western Lake Erie basin. More...