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An extensive five-year study published this week by researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough found that Frenchman's Bay, a coastal inland bay in Pickering considered by many to be the "jewel" of the city's waterfront, is a stew of harsh contaminants with levels far exceeding provincial water standards. More...
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A recent mid-winter survey conducted by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation indicates that the state's bald eagle population may be at an all-time high since the state began its repopulation efforts more than 35 years ago. More...
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An investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources may change the way the Ashland ore dock is torn down. More...
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Governor Granholm's administration has sent state lawmakers the first draft of legislation that would regulate wind turbines in the Great Lakes. More...
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Billionaire Aubrey McClendon, owner of prime Lake Michigan dunelands at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River, accused the township of using restrictive zoning laws to prevent his use of the property. More...
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A challenge to Genesee County's permit to withdraw water from Lake Huron has been abandoned. Cheboygan County Drain Commissioner Dennis Lennox said his legal appeal to keep Genesee from tapping the lake was too expensive to continue. More...
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Enjoy the winning entries and honorable mentions from the 15th Annual Lake Superior Photo Contest, presented by Lake Superior Magazine. More...
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Nearly lost in the early debate over offshore wind farms in Michigan are the potential jobs that an established wind energy industry could create here, economic development officials say. More...
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The average birdwatcher in Ohio is a baby boomer with an average individual income more than $50,000, often with at least one college degree. With numbers like those, the state's 2.4 million birdwatchers are obviously an important segment of Ohio's $39 billion tourism industry. More...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has determined that the Great Lakes region is incredibly well suited for wind-power generation, especially off-shore installations. But efforts to install turbines in the Great Lakes have literally run into a wall of opposition. More...
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Thousands of the nation's largest water polluters are outside the Clean Water Act's reach because the Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected by that law, according to interviews with regulators. More...
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A supporter of a long-awaited plan to have heritage status accorded for Ontario's Welland Canal says he's confident an agreement is in sight with the federal body responsible for running the water corridor. More...
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More than 14 years after native protester Dudley George was killed during a confrontation over disputed land, Ontario is poised to take the final step in relinquishing control of Ipperwash Provincial Park, the 40-hectare park along the shores of Lake Huron. 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. The rayed bean, a type of freshwater mussel that is endangered in Michigan, also has candidate status on the federal list. More...
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The Ohio EPA released new, stricter limitations on fish consumption in local waterways advising anglers to limit meals of Lake Erie-caught channel catfish and common carp because of PCB levels. More...
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As plans to build a new $2 billion-plus coal-fired power plant in Bay County's Hampton Township move forward, state utility officials say the future of power generation in Michigan may lie with nuclear energy. More...
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Concerns about ice jams and flooding have waned on the St. Clair River after the U.S. Coast Guard spent the week breaking ice on the waterway. But a massive ice bridge just north of the Blue Water Bridge remains a concern. More...
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The Great Lakes finally are in line for real restoration work -- beyond the hold-the-line effort that has been showing signs of slowing or actually reversing course. More...
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Two of Toronto's most treasured corridors of natural habitat - the Don and Humber river valleys which stretch about from the Oak Ridges Moraine to Lake Ontario - are on their way to being permanently protected under the province's greenbelt plan. More...
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Millions of federal stimulus dollars poured into competing Great Lakes ports over the last year, but the financially troubled Port of Cleveland missed the boat. More...
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The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority has abandoned a $10 million plan to fill in a docking slip on the lakefront and build a warehouse on port property west of Cleveland Browns Stadium. More...
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Water bills paid by residents four times a year would more than double in the next decade as the city invests in buying Lake Michigan water from Milwaukee and pumping it to Waukesha pushing quarterly bills to $142, up $75 from the current charge of $67. More...
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Current Michigan law does not address the issues surrounding the proposed wind farm for Lake Michigan. State legislation is in the works, but the agencies are not prepared to address wind farm opponents' key objection -- how turbines would affect the view of the lake. More...
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A proposal to put 700 wind turbines along the shores of Lakes St. Clair and Erie is provoking controversy in Canada and the U.S. Residents on both sides of the border are worried about how the windmills would affect shoreline property values, fishing, boating and bird migration. More...
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The increasing number of ring-billed gulls is, for a birder, a sign of spring. Most ring-billed gulls leave the Great Lakes basin in late fall to spend the winter on the Atlantic seaboard and gulf coast. More...