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With heavy truck traffic becoming a growing concern on our nation's highways, and the push for better fuel efficiency, promoting greater use of our Great Lakes waterways for shipping could help bolster Michigan's economy in the years ahead. More...
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The north shore of Lake Erie contains one of Canada's most unique biodiversities, Marcy's Woods. Marcy's Woods is a protected private nature reserve that is comprised of 285 acres of intact Carolinian forest that offers spectacular scenery, and is the habitat of many plants, animals, birds and reptile species, several of which are endangered. More...
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Executives from several leading wind turbine manufacturers, who were gathered at the Michigan Wind Energy Conference at Cobo Center this week, said they are still moving forward with plans to build their own U.S. supply chains. More...
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Waukesha agreed Tuesday night to pay $55,000 in penalties for violating the state's deadline to reduce radium levels in its drinking water, making it the third water utility in Wisconsin to pay forfeitures for such an infraction. More...
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Even with the state's ballooning $9 billion deficit casting a cloud over funding options, the mood at DNR headquarters at the Illinois State Fairgrounds was jubilant last week as Gov. Pat Quinn made the park-reopening announcement. More...
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President Obama marked the Interior Department's 160th anniversary today with an enthusiastically received visit to announce he was restoring the role of federal biologists in endangered species decisions. More...
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is planning to strap small GPS units on golden eagles over the next three years to see where the birds go when they migrate from western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. More...
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State and tribal governments must work together with federal officials to improve northern Wisconsin's infrastructure, the chairman of the Sokaogon-Chippewa American Indian tribe told the Legislature on Feb. 24. More...
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Michigan's state park system has been a source of pride for generations. From the Upper Peninsula to the shorelines of the Great Lakes, we've been blessed with an abundance of acreage. But that abundance also can be a burden when it comes to paying to properly maintain the state's 98 parks and recreation areas. More...
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Native American fish biologists will be keeping a closer watch on mercury in fish this spring. This comes after the release of a Minnesota government report that says mercury levels are going up in that state. More...
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Ontario's 183 at-risk species could be further threatened if the government doesn't strengthen its new Endangered Species Act, environment commissioner Gord Miller said Monday. Miller released a report reviewing the act and said the province could lose some of its more iconic creatures. More...
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Recently, a firestorm ignited in Wisconsin when I, as Milwaukee County executive, refused to submit a wish list to Gov. Jim Doyle for items in the federal "stimulus" package. Gov. Doyle and others simply couldn't understand and were outraged that I didn't join them. My explanation is simple. More...
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State and tribal governments must work together with federal officials to improve northern Wisconsin's infrastructure, the chairman of the Sokaogon-Chippewa American Indian tribe told the Legislature on Feb. 24. More...
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On Saturday, the 7th annual Chicago Maritime Festival was held at the Chicago History Museum in Lincoln Park, bringing together an eclectic mix of people with a common passion for the open seas. More...
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently released a proposed set of ballast water discharge rules for oceangoing vessels that is far stricter than anything that has been adopted by any other Great Lakes state except New York. More...
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In the last century, Lake Michigan has seen its native fish stocks depleted, an onslaught of exotic species, and the rise and fall and tenuous rise again of a world-class trout and salmon fishery. More...
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Though an effort to preserve 171 acres of Lake Michigan dunes near Saugatuck will miss a Monday deadline to have $25 million in place to buy the property, the purchase agreement moves back to the drawing board. More...
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Developing short-sea shipping lanes through the St. Lawrence Seaway System could give customers of the Port of Halifax an alternative all-water route to markets with high populations and to industrial regions. More...
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The "Safe Mines to Protect our Water" bill was introduced in the Minnesota Legislature this past week. The bill would provide much needed improvements to the existing non-ferrous (copper-nickel) mining rules to protect our waters from mercury and toxic metal pollution. More...
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Seven years in the making, the Great Lakes Compact went into effect last December after successfully passing through the legislatures of the eight Great Lakes states and Congress. This historic, multistate agreement outlines a regional approach for sustainably managing the waters of the Great Lakes. More...
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The Obama budget promises what it calls a comprehensive effort to address global warming, slash oil imports and create a new "green" economy that produces millions of new jobs. More...
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The "Safe Mines to Protect our Water" bill was introduced in the Minnesota Legislature this past week. The bill would provide much needed improvements to the existing non-ferrous (copper-nickel) mining rules to protect our waters from mercury and toxic metal pollution. More...
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While her husband was unveiling the budget, First Lady Michelle Obama was visiting the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday morning. There, she told hundreds of employees that they were in the forefront of the Obama administration's efforts to clean up polluted communities and combat climate change. More...
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources expanded its partnership with Ducks Unlimited during its annual state convention in East Peoria, as Ducks Unlimited donated 370 acres along the Illinois River to the DNR. More...
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The Wisconsin Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would ban phosphorus in lawn fertilizers in most cases. The bill would bar people from applying fertilizer with phosphorus to lawns, golf courses and other mowed grass. More...