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The Niagara Industrial Association is expected to announce this morning that it is working closely with a consortium of offshore wind developers to establish a local supply chain for manufacturing and assembling components for offshore wind turbines. More...
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During a meeting of the Village of Silver Creek Board on Monday, residents heard from Cornell Cooperative Extension about a rainwater harvesting project. Rain barrels could be a partial solution to the problem of excess rainwater running into the sanitary sewer system. More...
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The Green Energy Act, touted as a key piece of legislation that will transform the province's struggling economy, passed third reading by a vote of 59 to 13, with opposition from the Progressive Conservatives. More...
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The Park Department is expanding its beach management program to include techniques which have proved to be successful in other Great Lakes communities, to improve the health of our water and coastline. More...
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Instead of skirting Canada's largest city, chirping birds by the tens of thousands hone in on the place as though following a compass. A magnetic formation running deep beneath Toronto might explain why songbirds head straight here on their spring migration. More...
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Halton Region council is considering building a "big pipe" that will provide water and sewage services to tens of thousands of potential new residents southwest of Georgetown, in a municipality serviced today by wells and a stream-based sewage treatment plant. More...
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For more than a century the elegant South Manitou Island Lighthouse guided ships over the treacherous Manitou Passage beside Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes. On May 30, its lamp will be relit to shine once again. More...
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In May 2009, in celebration of American Wetlands Month, Wisconsin Wetlands Association is launching the new Wetland Gems program. This program aims to increase public awareness of and appreciation for all of the state's wetlands. More...
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The Lake Erie Shores & Islands website is full of travel and tourism information and offers frequent updates regarding the Lake Erie coast and beyond. More...
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Anxious leaders of Cleveland's port signaled formal interest Friday in moving docks and warehouses to East 55th Street, but only if the port can handle its share of the $500 million project. More...
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For more than a century the elegant lighthouse on South Manitou Island guided ships past the treacherous sandbars of Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes. On May 30, its lamp will be relit to shine once again across the storied Manitou Passage. More...
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Pressure is mounting for authors of a controversial study examining recent low water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron to do a better job of making their case to the public. More...
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In an article recently published by the International Society of Limnology, Minnesota Sea Grant researchers report that some of the smallest, crunchiest creatures in Lake Superior are pushed around by summer winds and are responding to warming surface waters. More...
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May 18 marks the first day of the 2009 International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) Conference in Toledo, Ohio. This year's theme is "Bridging Ecosystems and Environmental Health across our Great Lakes." More...
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A study testing the level and danger of asbestos at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion found that recreational use of the beach does not present a health hazard, but opponents of that conclusion spoke out at a public hearing Thursday. More...
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A study testing the level and danger of asbestos at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion found that recreational use of the beach does not present a health hazard, but opponents of that conclusion spoke out at a public hearing Thursday. More...
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The Flagship Niagara League will assume day-to-day management of the the historic U.S. Brig Niagara, a square-rigged brig that sails from Erie, league officials said Thursday. More...
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Trustees of the North Shore Sanitary District have approved a $40.7 million capital improvement plan for the coming year. Leading the top of the list is the repair of a 6,000-foot weakened section of the 5.6-mile Waukegan underground forcemain. More...
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Lake Michigan's water level rose 4 inches in April, 11 inches higher than last year, according to government data. Every one inch rise in lake levels equates to 10 inches of lost beach, according to government data. More...
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Dozens of plants and animals have joined the list of species that may disappear from Michigan, including several freshwater mollusks and a bird called the Cerulean warbler. More...
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Registration is open for the sixth summer season of University of Wisconsin Extension-Minnesota Sea Grant boat trips aboard the research boat L.L. Smith Jr. Sign up to take a three-hour educational boat tour along the Lake Superior coastline. More...
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Wind energy, according to some anti-wind activists, is a sham designed to exploit society's inclination to go green. Large wind farms barely have an impact on efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, they argue. More...
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The American paddlefish is a survivor that predates even the dinosaurs. But now an increasingly menacing man-made force threatens the paddlefish in Indiana: the economy. More...
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If Michigan's governor truly believes that the Great Lakes are so important to our economic future, it is very hard to understand why she wants Michigan to stop protecting wetlands. More...
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If the first month of the Lake Michigan salmon season is any indication, this summer should see about as many fish caught as last year, and even bigger ones. More...