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The United States should immediately adopt international ballast water treatment standards to keep ocean freighters from hauling more foreign species into the Great Lakes, according to a National Research Council report. More...

Earlier this month, sharpshooters with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services wrapped their annual operation at Leech Lake, the sprawling and legendary fishing Mecca in north central Minnesota. More...

After a six year hiatus, the Great Lakes Irish Music Festival is back in West Michigan. More...

Most provinces have at least something in common when it comes to climate change: they have better plans to tackle it than the federal government, according to a report released yesterday by the David Suzuki Foundation. More...

The tall ship that pulled into Brighton on a recent summer evening carried an unusual crew. The group of mostly 13-year-olds said they were on a mission to encourage adoption of alternative energy before the "ecosystem fails". More...

The effects of Tuesday's intense storm are still rippling across Toronto, with six of the city's 11 beaches closed today, four days after the Humber River belched a plume of E. Coli-contaminated water into Lake Ontario. More...

A $2.7 million project will fix problems that have caused sewage to overflow into Lake Erie and onto city streets. More...

With an abundance of lakes and rivers in the area, there are numerous beaches to choose from for sun and fun along lakes Erie and Ontario. More...

The effects of Tuesday's intense storm are still rippling across Toronto, with six of the city's 11 beaches closed today, four days after the Humber River belched a plume of E. Coli-contaminated water into Lake Ontario. More...

It was almost 11 years ago when the media first mentioned the presence of asbestos fibers at Illinois Beach State Park, which runs along a six-mile stretch of Lake Michigan. But is the beach safe today? The term "asbestos" has been given to six naturally occurring mineral fibers that have been used for commercial purposes. Today, use of asbestos in the United States is regulated but, contrary to common belief, it has never been banned. More...

A $2.7 million project will fix problems that have caused sewage to overflow into Lake Erie and onto city streets. More...

Ontario will protect a huge swath of its northern boreal forest in an effort to fight climate change and save polar bears and other threatened species. More...

Local business and university leaders pressed for a new home for the Great Lakes WATER Institute and expansion of internships for college students at local companies that specialize in water technologies during a Milwaukee economic summit Monday. More...

Lake Superior Day will be celebrated Sunday around the world's largest body of fresh water with events to honor the lake. More...

Local business and university leaders pressed for a new home for the Great Lakes WATER Institute and expansion of internships for college students at local companies that specialize in water technologies during a Milwaukee economic summit Monday. More...

A record number of eaglets have hatched from a record number of nests, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife. More...

The south side of Muskegon Lake -- a historic dumping ground for sawmills and foundries -- is going back to nature. More...

Seventeen teachers found out on Monday the most efficient way to catch fish in the Niagara River is to shock them to sleep with an electrical charge. More...

Lake Superior Day will be celebrated Sunday around the world's largest body of fresh water with events to honor the lake. More...

Paul Miller, MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, is demanding "strict penalties" for the black pollution cloud that smudged faces, cars and food in people's hands along the west harbour shore just before dark last Friday. More...

The clock is ticking. Water is the resource that will bring economic opportunities to the Great Lakes region. The lakes contain 95 percent of U.S. and 18 percent of the world's surface fresh water. It makes no sense to sell them off in boatloads or truckloads of bottles. More...

With an estimated 2.2 million more people expected to live in Northeastern Illinois by 2030, the bottom-line question becomes not mortgage availability or zoning densities or commuting expenses but whether there will be enough water to go around and at what cost. More...

As the push for clean, renewable energy sources intensifies, wind power advocates are focusing more attention on just how much more wind is available in the lake -- and how to overcome the challenges to harnessing it. More...

The effects of Tuesday's intense storm are still rippling across Toronto, with six of the city's 11 beaches closed today, four days after the Humber River belched a plume of E. coli-contaminated water into Lake Ontario Thursday afternoon. More...

On July 7, the Ontario Court of Justice in Canada set a trial date in the prosecution of DTE Energy Co. The Michigan-based coal-fired power plant operator faces charges for polluting the St. Clair River, according to a press release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More...