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Mayor Larry Nelson has canceled a Dec. 8 public hearing and special Common Council meeting on the city's proposed switch to Lake Michigan water. More...

The possible transformation of the Great Lakes into a major source of wind-generated electricity began Tuesday, when New York became the first state to open its share of the lakes to offers by private wind developers. More...

The Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force, chaired by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason, has created a non-profit development corporation that it hopes will get the support of county governments from Ashtabula to Toledo -- and the construction of hundreds of wind turbines over the next couple of decades. More...

The steps that are being taken this week to keep Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes system are drastic, but much needed. More...

A thin veil of floating liquid separates you from the Great Lakes Science Center's new exhibition, "Water: H20=Life." More...

A new battery is being made from an often bothersome green algae known as Cladophora. This hairlike freshwater plant, which can lead to unsightly and foul-smelling beaches, might now be put to constructive use. More...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting funding proposals for money from the $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. More...

The Lorain County Growth Partnership today will host leaders of the Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force to explain a study that examined the feasibility of using offshore wind turbines. The task force also plans to install a 20-megawatt wind turbine in Lake Erie. More...

A Norwegian company that developed plans for a wind energy farm in the ocean off Norway's shore sent a representative to Ludington today to discuss plans for an offshore wind farm in Lake Michigan with representatives from local governments in Mason and Oceana counties. More...

The City of Grand Rapids wants to install two turbines to generate 80,000 megawatts to power the city's water treatment plant. The city brought their plans to the residents of Grand Haven on Monday night, and they are not too happy about it. More...

The public's access to the Lake Erie coast was recently enhanced with the acquisition of the new Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve, which will feature environmental opportunities for recreation and ecotourism. More...

GLIN's December Site of the Month is the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW). FLOW is an independent group of water experts from across Canada that encourages government action to protect critical fresh water resources. More...

The Board Chairman of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority announced plans to study the hiring of a new leader with a maritime background; consider a complete realignment of goals; and to explore enlightened communications policies with the media, government and the public. More...

Scientists at the Department of Natural Resources Lake Huron research laboratory are exploring the question: Could filter-feeders like silver and bighead carp eat the abundant cladophora algae that has covered thousands of square miles of the lakes? More...

Small miracles do happen on the Detroit River. Land that was once used a chemical dump has been turned into new habitat for bass, sturgeon and walleye. More...

Managing the many faces of the great Lake Huron is a "very challenging undertaking," but someone has to do it. In 2002, a bi-national agreement to take care of the lake was endorsed by the governments of Canada and the United States. More...

Thousands of years of human activity along the Lake Superior shoreline have come into sharper focus after three years of research. Scientists from Northern Michigan University recently completed a project that located 23 new archaeological sites and helped define the shoreline as it existed 4,500 years ago. More...

This eel isn't electric, but it is sparking changes to a planned hydropower dam on Twelve Mile Creek. Experts say the creek is both home and highway to the elusive American eels, so the planned four-megawatt green power facility will likely boast a million-dollar bypass. More...

Local planners want to make sure eastern Lake County isn't literally left up the creek. Planners and environmental groups are seeking a $100,000 state grant for a "Balanced Growth Plan" to survey current quality, land use, zoning, soil conditions, infrastructure and stormwater management. More...

Dozens of angry people showed up at a public meeting Monday to complain to the Public Service Commission about how their lives have been changed for the worse by annoying wind turbines, and to recommend that if the state plans thousands more, they should be built as far as possible from homes. More...

In the last three years alone, more than 9,400 of the nation's 25,000 sewage systems -- including those in major cities -- have reported violating the law by dumping untreated or partly treated human waste, chemicals and other hazardous materials into rivers and lakes and elsewhere, according to data from state environmental agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency. More...

If finding evidence of Asian carp within a few miles of Lake Michigan isn't an emergency for the Great Lakes, what in the world is? More...

Wisconsin environment groups said they plan to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an attempt to enforce the federal regulations covering water pollution. More...

Cliffs Natural Resources announced yesterday it would acquire the Ring of Fire chromite properties of Freewest Resources Canada and not only intends to mine chromite ore, but also process 400,000-800,000 tons annually of ferrochrome on the North Shore of Lake Superior. More...

That little scrap of paper or cigarette butt you throw out may be small, but it does add up. Recently, volunteers picked up 72,763 pieces of trash adding up to 19,395 pounds during the seventh Pennsylvania-Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup. More...