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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency investigators spent Monday under the hot sun digging near Crestwood's notoriously tainted well. Yet another step towards finding a contamination source. More...
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Backers of one Lake Erie ferry service are looking to London for help, while plans for another cross-lake ferry service have sunk. Bayham is looking for money from board of control today to help cover a feasibility and impact study of a maritime link to Fairport Harbor, Ohio. More...
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The invasive round goby has moved into rivers in Southwestern Ontario and could wipe out already rare fish and mussels. More...
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Lake Erie is the smallest, shallowest and warmest of the Great Lakes. It is a working lake, lined with cities from Buffalo to Detroit, polluted with agricultural run-off. Those of us who live along this most vulnerable of the Great Lakes need to do more to protect it. More...
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The recent increases in phosphorus in Lake Erie remain a mystery. The bright side of the story is that when nutrient levels are reduced, lakes can and do recover from the excessive nutrient inputs. More...
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The invasive round goby has moved into rivers in Southwestern Ontario and could wipe out already rare fish and mussels. More...
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In recent years, violations of the Clean Water Act have risen steadily across the nation, an extensive review of water pollution records by The New York Times found. More...
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The annual meeting for the U.S. Areas of Concern (AOC) program will convene participants from the 30 U.S. AOCs on Oct. 1-2, 2009. This year's theme is "Implementing Restoration Targets and Achieving On-The-Ground Results for the Great Lakes." More...
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Two friends, after working together in Manhattan, decide to leave in favor of their hometowns: Pittsburgh and Detroit. Sarah Szurpicki and Abby Wilson - the founders the Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) - can make you believe the Rust Belt is the place to be, not the place to leave. More...
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A proposal by We Energies to generate power by burning waste wood at a Wisconsin paper mill comes at a time when the paper industry and environmentalists have raised concerns about another wood-burning power plant in northern Wisconsin. More...
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George Smitherman may have his eyes on Mayor David Miller's job, but as the province's minister of energy and infrastructure he's got a few things to wrap up before taking the plunge into Toronto politics. He'll want to protect his legacy as the man who turned Ontario into a green-energy titan. More...
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A section of Lake Michigan shoreline about 25 miles north of Chicago is to be opened to the public. More...
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On the tip of South Fox Island in Lake Michigan stands a forgotten maritime monument in the midst of a makeover. Its slow, steady deterioration might have continued were it not for a small group of dedicated volunteers, members of the Fox Island Lighthouse Association. More...
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The Work Group Reports released last week by the International Joint Commission on its 2007-09 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Priorities are available online. More...
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Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has announced that Michigan has received official word that Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will be honored in the new United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters program. More...
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There are alternatives to developing Lake Michigan. This is not to say that NR115, applied statewide, would not allow for any exemptions. The problem is not the exemptions. The problem is their arbitrariness. More...
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The Grand Haven City Council has formed a group that it hopes will grow into a nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining two lighthouses. The picturesque structures stand on the south pier at the end of the Grand River's channel into Lake Michigan. More...
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Opponents of new wind farms in Ontario says Energy Minister George Smitherman's office hasn't told anyone the energy minister will attend Thursday's grand opening of the Wolfe Island wind project near Kingston. Wind Concerns Ontario say Smitherman is "deathly afraid" he'll face protests. More...
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Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns shines a light on our spectacular National Parks in the new special series, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," to premiere on PBS on September 27. More...
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Port Washington, Wis., officials are preparing to pitch the city as the ideal spot to become headquarters for a Lake Michigan maritime sanctuary being considered by state and federal officials. More...
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency researchers are measuring, among other things, sediment, algae, metals and toxins, in an effort to grade Ohio's inland lake water quality. More...
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Port Washington, Wis., officials are preparing to pitch the city as the ideal spot to become headquarters for a Lake Michigan maritime sanctuary being considered by state and federal officials. More...
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The vessel, classified as a Near Shore Fisheries Research Vessel, has been in service since June 2009, and will assume the duties of the soon-to-be-retired CCGS Shark. More...
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A mysterious green gunk found in Lake Erie recently may indicate that an explosion of toxic algae is again threatening to suffocate the lake. More...
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The Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center has received national recognition for its 2007 project, "Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail." More...