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Oakland County, Mich., and regional officials are preparing to apply for a new round of federal stimulus funding being made available for various water resource improvement projects. More...

Ontario is already North America's friendliest jurisdiction for wind and other renewable energy projects, thanks to its recently proclaimed Green Energy Act. The province will have 1,200 megawatts of wind power in operation by the end of this year. More...

The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust has received $454,000 in federal economic recovery act funds to help pay for creating wetlands and planting additional woods and grasslands at the former Squires Country Club along Lake Michigan, officials said Wednesday. More...

A $1.7 million federal grant will support Michigan State University scientists seeking ways to make biofuel crop production more efficient and friendly to the environment. More...

Polluters like BP would be allowed to increase pollution into Lake Michigan without justifying the increase under proposed new rules, critics say. More...

Those water snakes aren't so endangered any more.In 2003, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a five-year plan to bolster the small population of Lake Erie water snakes, officials hoped the species would recover by 2013. More...

Green Tier is a voluntary business program that recognizes and rewards environmental performance that voluntarily exceeds legal requirements related to health, safety and the environment resulting in continuous improvement in Wisconsin's environment, economy, and quality of life. More...

EAST LANSING, Mich. - A $1.7 million federal grant will support Michigan State University scientists seeking ways to make biofuel crop production more efficient and friendly to the environment. More...

A new study published this week suggests beach sand contains far more E. coli and parasites than beach water does, and could cause gastrointestinal illness. More...

MERRILLVILLE -- Polluters like BP would be allowed to increase pollution into Lake Michigan without justifying the increase under proposed new rules, critics say. More...

SOUTH BASS ISLAND -- Those water snakes aren't so endangered any more.In 2003, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a five-year plan to bolster the small population of Lake Erie water snakes, officials hoped the species would recover by 2013. More...

Several U.S. coastal states are in a heated race to build America's first offshore wind farm. Is landlocked Michigan throwing its hat in the ring, too? More...

Tens of thousands of jobs could be added locally to restore the Great Lakes. Other benefits would be increased property values and tourism. And that's just in Milwaukee. More...

From winter driving salt, to fertilizers, and material for asphalt and concrete, the Saginaw River is the preferred method of transportation for many businesses shipping into Mid-Michigan because of its affordability. Months of river dredging, or sediment removal has only made the channel more business friendly. More...

Tens of thousands of jobs could be added locally to restore the Great Lakes. Other benefits would be increased property values and tourism. And that's just in Milwaukee. More...

From winter driving salt, to fertilizers, and material for asphalt and concrete, the Saginaw River is the preferred method of transportation for many businesses shipping into Mid-Michigan because of its affordability. Months of river dredging, or sediment removal has only made the channel more business friendly. More...

Papers collected by George P. Smith tell of the battle to restore the Cuyahoga River when it was an 'open cesspool.' Smith's great-granddaughter sent Smith's 4-inch-thick scrapbook to Jane Goodman of the Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan, a Cleveland-based river cleanup group. More...

Niagara County has nearly doubled the amount of money it has available for cleaning up former industrial sites with the announcement of a $900,000 federal grant. More...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will seek millions of dollars next month in the first installment of federal funding to restore the Great Lakes. Todd Ambs, director of the DNR's division of water, said his agency will team up with other agencies, environmental groups and the private sector to get funding for cleanup projects. More...

Asian carp are on the move north and are likely within about 10 miles of an electric barrier designed to keep the giant filter feeders from invading the Great Lakes. More...

Heavy-hitters in the environmental field will gather in Milwaukee today. They're galvanizing, to persuade the U.S. Senate to allocate $400 million additional dollars in 2010 to improve the health of the Great Lakes and their tributaries. That's in addition to the regular annual allocation. The House and President Obama have already okayed the extra spending. Shahla Werner is director of the Sierra Club chapter that oversees Wisconsin. More...

Just a few years ago, media reports pointed to global warming as a likely culprit for the decline in water levels in the Great Lakes, including Lake Erie. More...

The Pic River First Nation have acquired full ownership of the Twin Falls hydro-electric plant near the Lake Superior Ojibway community. The community acquired full ownership in the five-megawatt hydro plant that has been generating power for the Ontario grid for eight years. More...

Six of the 11 Great Lakes beaches in Manitowoc County were among 124 in the United States where water samples exceeded national health standards more than 25 percent of the time in 2008, according to a national report. More...

Energy and environmental issues will be front and center in coming years as the national debate plays out in the U.S. Congress. Grand Valley State University officials want to make sure the Michigan congressional delegation knows it has plenty to add to the conversation. More...