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The Lackawanna Planning Board Thursday approved site plans for the second phase of the Steel Winds turbine project. More...

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed two bills, which will subsidize the future development of bio-fuels in Pennsylvania, at the Army National Guard Facility. More...

As foreign species such as quagga mussels and a killer fish virus continue assaulting the Great Lakes, federal policymakers are taking long-delayed steps to slam the door on other invaders. More...

Today is the deadline for the public to comment on the International Joint Commission's plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. More...

Opposition to the expansion of a dump near the New York-Quebec border is misguided, said the executive director of the public company operating the site. More...

A delegation of Toledo leaders recently met with officials from Melford International Terminal Inc. (MITI) in Nova Scotia to discuss the Atlantic Gateway Initiative, a faster and better alternative for North American origin-destination containerized cargo. More...

Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed two bills, which will subsidize the future development of bio-fuels in Pennsylvania, at the Army National Guard Facility on Belvoir Road on Thursday morning. More...

As foreign species such as quagga mussels and a killer fish virus continue assaulting the Great Lakes, federal policymakers are taking long-delayed steps to slam the door on other invaders. More...

Today is the deadline for the public to comment on the International Joint Commission's plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. More...

Lake Superior rose by six inches in June, double the usual increase for the month, and now sits 15 inches above its July level last year. More...

Researchers say Lake Michigan's ecosystem is suffering from an influx of quagga mussels, which more than tripled in number in the lake from 2005 to 2007. More...

Illinois is taking action to curb the spread of a fish-killing virus after the disease some people liken to a fish emboli was found recently near the Illinois waters of Lake Michigan. More...

Lake Superior rose by six inches in June, double the usual increase for the month, and now sits 15 inches above its July level last year. More...

Lindenhurst, Ill., wants to tap into Lake Michigan water, but until the state approves the request, or in case it doesn't, the village is taking steps to ensure there is enough well water to meet the community's demand. More...

With the last of the Great Lakes states approving the Great Lakes Compact this week, the measure now goes to Congress. Advocates are hoping it could be ratified by Congress and signed by President Bush yet this year. More...

State and city officials will join the Earth Voyager in Port Huron today to raise awareness about efforts to preserve and restore the Great Lakes. More...

The 100th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is less than two weeks away! Sailors and spectators alike will soon enjoy a once in a lifetime event. Spectacular pre-Race and post-Race parties are planned, topped off with fireworks on the Island. And millions around the world can follow the 100th Race through an innovative tracking system, all starting July 19. More...

Michigan has become the last of the eight Great Lakes states to join a compact designed to protect the region's water. More...

The planned expansion of a garbage dump in upstate New York could have serious consequences north of the border, a group of Quebec towns is warning. More...

Proponents of a multistate agreement intended to protect water in the Great Lakes are hopeful about final passage of a binding proposal in Congress. More...

State and city officials will join the Earth Voyager in Port Huron today to raise awareness about efforts to preserve and restore the Great Lakes. More...

It could be a "Back to the Future" moment for Michigan as it attempts to build a highly charged alternative-energy industry. More...

Many of the 250 participants expected at a Great Lakes Manufacturing Forum starting Wednesday hope some optimism emerges from three days of reports and analyses. More...

Bruce Power will appeal a penalty handed down by the Ministry of the Environment for a chlorine discharge into Lake Huron last January that killed more than 800 fish. More...

The Great Lakes Restoration Plan won't die, as long as Michigan and other states keep breathing life into it. More...