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Royal Botanical Gardens expert warns of wildlife devastation at Cootes wetland if agency adopts plan to regulate the level of Lake Ontario. More...

A new environmental measure in Ottawa and Allegan counties should make surrounding communities green with envy -- or at least prod them to be more "green" than they are now. More...

Commercial fishing is a dying industry on the U.S. side of Lake Erie, but it remains big in Canada, with an annual harvest of 36 million pounds. More...

The critters living in area streams and rivers are trying to get a message across, and EcoSuperior members are helping them spread it. More...

A local bird expert is hoping political pressure won't take precedence over a threatened species as posturing continues over the ultimate design of the Peace Bridge Authority's proposed new span. More...

Water availability is a function of many factors, including the quantity and quality of water and the laws, regulations, economics, and environmental factors that control its use. The focus of the Great Lakes Basin study is on improving fundamental knowledge of the water balance of the basin, including the flows, storage, and water use by humans. More...

For those concerned about the Great Lakes and waters that feed them, it's a time to be wary of the ways of Washington and Lansing. More...

Until it is given a makeover, its unclear focus has put on hold wastewater permits for U.S. Steel and ArcelorMittal facilities. More...

With 66 turbines now and plans for another 18, Ontario's $200 million Erie Shores Wind Farm could be a sign of things to come for the Great Lakes region. More...

Unpaid workers, called lighthouse keepers, spend a working vacation maintaining a northern Lower Michigan lighthouse. More...

Through a new "Clean Boats Every Day" Initiative, 2008 boating season has been declared a summer-long celebration of sustainable recreational boating throughout the Great Lakes. Through the Initiative, Great Lakes Governors, Mayors, Members of Congress, Tribes, Federal Agencies and other partners have joined forces to protect the Great Lakes from aquatic invasive species (AIS). More...

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, near Saginaw, Mich., is one of the 10 most imperiled refuges in the country, a national environment watchdog group says. More...

The federal government is providing $700,000 for a USGS-led project to enhance water-quality monitoring at Great Lakes beaches. The program's goal is to help beach managers make faster decisions to close beaches in response to a public health threat. More...

State wildlife officials are warning people with homes or cottages on lakes and ponds to watch out for the birds this summer and to give them wide berth. More...

A $5-million project to improve the the terminal area, access road and dock of the Detroit-Windsor truck ferry is on hold due to questions over private property rights. The ferry is the only approved border local crossing for trucks carrying hazardous goods or for emergency crossings due to customs backups. More...

Join us this summer as the magnificent Earth Voyager, the fastest sailing vessel on the Great Lakes, visits a dozen port cities to celebrate the role of the Great Lakes in our lives, and to raise awareness about the need and enormous economic benefits of protecting and restoring them. Tour Dates More...

Chemical contaminants in bald eagles and herring gulls that nest in the Great Lakes basin have decreased dramatically over the past three decades, a sign the lakes are becoming cleaner. More...

Cameco, the world's largest uranium producer, has told the Canadian nuclear regulator that its refinery might have leaked uranium, arsenic and fluorides into Lake Ontario. More...

Green infrastructure is not just a way to help Lake Michigan. It's also a sustainable way to lower the cost of land development, prevent flooding and improve the quality of life, experts say. More...

The environmental costs of ocean freighters hauling cargo on the Great Lakes outweigh the economic benefits by a nearly 6-to-1 ratio, according to a new study. More...

The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus is a nonpartisan group of state and provincial lawmakers from eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. More...

A whopping 92 billion liters of raw or partially treated sewage is discharged into the Great Lakes each year in Canada, according to the head of a water protection coalition. More...

Canada's sea lamprey busters plan to treat a section of the Sauble River during the first week of June. More...

Instead of supporting leaky laws, state leaders must ensure our waters stay in Michigan and that those wishing to use our water come to us. Now that's a water future we can all get behind. More...

Wisconsin's wolf population stopped growing over the past year after steady growth for more than a decade. More...