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Proposals to block Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes have largely focused on the costs and inconvenience of closing off Chicago-area waterways into Lake Michigan. But now business and environmental groups are exploring a possible upside: a broadly based infrastructure investment that would benefit much of northern Illinois. More...
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A UW-Sea Grant Institute fisheries specialist says the best way to stop Asian Carp from coming to Lake Michigan is to develop a complete ecological separation between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. More...
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Area municipalities and the Essex Region Conservation Authority should develop a regional response to the 700 offshore turbines proposed for lakes Erie and St. Clair, Kingsville council agreed Monday. More...
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The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council spent a year studying the issue of offshore wind farm locations before providing its recommendations to the state's legislature. Now that work is done, the council has scheduled three public meetings to learn what the public thinks. More...
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Canadian Coast Guard officials are keeping a close eye on an enormous ice bridge in Lake Huron just north of the Blue Water Bridge. They are concerned the heavy ice sheet stretching 18 to 19 kilometres out into the lake could break up into chunks too large to flow down the St. Clair River. More...
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Just one month before the Common Council will be asked to approve an application for Lake Michigan water, about two dozen city residents at a public hearing Monday asked officials why they need to look beyond Waukesha County for drinking water. More...
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Starting this spring, Philip Xie will be watching bird-watchers along Lake Erie. Xie, an associate professor of recreation and tourism at Bowling Green State University, said he is more interested in their spending habits than he is in their mating behavior or plumage. More...
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Starting this spring, Philip Xie will be watching bird-watchers along Lake Erie. Xie, an associate professor of recreation and tourism at Bowling Green State University, said he is more interested in their spending habits than he is in their mating behavior or plumage. More...
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The Alliance for the Great Lakes is urging Michigan and several other states to address algae. Algae is less of a health threat than E. coli, but can make beaches unsightly and unusable, according to Alliance Water Quality Program Manager Lyman Welch. More...
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The number of wintering bald eagles in New York state is reaching an all-time high, and the St. Lawrence River area had the second-highest number of the birds during a winter survey. More...
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A catch-and-release regulation in place for more than a decade has allowed steelhead numbers to rebound on North Shore streams. The question is whether the population has recovered enough to allow anglers to begin keeping steelhead again. More...
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The Soo Locks will open four days early this year in response to requests by shippers eager to meet increased demand, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday. More...
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Lake Michigan provides drinking water to millions of people in some of the region's largest cities, from Chicago to Milwaukee to Green Bay, and a new report points to pharmaceuticals seeping into the lake as an emerging health threat. More...
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The conclusion of the state environmental quality review process has led developers to cut two turbines from the plan for Galloo Island Wind Farm. The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation, which has been the lead agency on the review, released its findings Wednesday. More...
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The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether private property to the water's edge can be taken without the state paying the landowners fair compensation. More...
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The Burlington office of Lloyd's Register, whose work involves surveying and classifying ships, is celebrating the company's 250th anniversary by teaming up with the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC) to help restore and protect the Hamilton Harbour watershed. More...
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The Ports of Indiana handled 7.2 million tons of cargo in 2009, a 7-percent increase over 2008 driven primary by increased shipments of coal, grain, salt and steel. "This past year was one of the most difficult business environments anyone can remember," said Rich Cooper, CEO for the Ports of Indiana. More...
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Lakeland Boating features information on Great Lakes boating and is geared specifically to the interests of freshwater boaters on the Great Lakes, as well as connecting waterways and inland lakes. More...
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The Huron River Watershed Council presents the fifth annual Millers Creek Film Festival, a competition of amateur films about Michigan's Huron River. Past winners range from students to first-time filmmakers to professional directors! This year's event is Friday, Mar. 19 in Ann Arbor, Mich. More...
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The Georgian Bay Association spring 2010 newsletter, the GBA UPdate, is now available online. GBA works with water-based communities and other stakeholders to ensure the careful stewardship of the greater Georgian Bay environment. More...
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The Sheboygan River Basin Partnership (SRBP) is a non-profit organization working to improve water quality and preserve our natural resources within the Sheboygan River Basin in Wisconsin. More...
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Project WET is an award-winning nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of reaching children, parents, teachers and community members of the world with water education. More...
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As expected, Scandia Wind Offshore has cut its wind farm proposal for Lake Michigan in half and asked the Mason and Oceana county boards to weigh in on the revised plan by Sept. 1. More...
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Michigan's gray wolf may be getting the most attention, but it isn't the only species jumping on and off the endangered species list. Scientists say many other animals and plants face extinction in the Midwest. Development, habitat destruction and alien rivals are to blame. More...
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U.S. Coast Guard is keeping an eye on an ice bridge building up in Lake Huron just north of the Blue Water Bridge. The ice bridge measures in at 30- to 35-square miles. It is the biggest ice bridge he has seen in many years, rivaling one from 1984, the year there was a weeks-long ice jam in the St. Clair River. More...