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Dane County got an A in reducing ozone pollution, but several Lake Michigan lakeshore counties didn't fare as well on air quality, in the 2008 air quality report released Thursday by the American Lung Association. More...

Mayor Eddie Francis was unenthusiastic about the government's long-awaited plan for border access roads. More...

Three Republican legislators -- two senators and a member of the Assembly -- said legislative leaders must not tie ratification of the Great Lakes compact and passage of a budget-repair measure together in one bill. More...

A committee that's examining Great Lakes water levels won't be rushed to judgment before carefully collecting and examining all pertinent data. More...

Established in 2006 by NOAA Sea Grant, GLIN and regional partners, GLRRIN provides a powerful means to foster collaboration, acquire funding, highlight research needs and issues, and increase the overall impact of Great Lakes research. GLRRIN is a free service and offers research-related news and upcoming events, and profiles of Great Lakes researchers and their current projects. More...

Several environmental groups have filed suit in federal court in Minneapolis against the U.S. Coast Guard and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding ballast water management to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species. More...

Opponents of a planned nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are trying to overturn a decision by the state Department of Environmental Quality to allow the project. More...

Implementing legislation for the Great Lakes Compact should be fully vetted publicly before the Wisconsin Legislature votes on whether to approve the measure. More...

The owner of a property that the city of Waukesha, Wis., may seize to acquire the valuable clean ground water beneath places the value of the parcel at more than double the price offered by the city. More...

As winter runoff floods Upper Peninsula rivers, researchers say they're using an electric shock to stun and catch walleye in one waterway to learn more about their spawning habits. More...

A month from now, DTE Energy officials are expected in Canadian court to answer year-old charges of polluting the St. Clair River. More...

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division officials are seeking public input on a draft proposal to increase the daily bag limit for chinook salmon and coho salmon to five fish per day. More...

The International Joint Commission can't do much to bring back water levels in the Great Lakes. But the binational agency is studying near-historic lows in Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior in hopes of finding ways to lessen the negative effects of cyclical changes in the basin. More...

The U.S. House of Representatives Friday passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act, providing $8.4 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard to carry out its homeland security and marine safety missions. More...

The Wisconsin Section of the American Water Resources Association provides an interdisciplinary forum for people involved in all aspects of water resources research and management. More...

The Mother Earth Water Walk, which involves carrying a pail of water around Lake Michigan, will cover 583 miles and cross parts of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. More...

West Michigan residents concerned about sinking Great Lakes water levels will get a chance to share their views this week when U.S. and Canadian officials studying the issue visit Muskegon. More...

Two Anishinawbe Grandmothers, and a group of Anishinawbe Women and Men have taken action regarding the water issue by walking the perimeter of the Great Lakes. The 2008 Lake Michigan walk kicked off April 26. More...

A sturgeon spawning reef will be constructed in the Detroit River this fall. More...

The author of a new book The Bridge at the Edge of the World' says in this process of growth, capitalism is not paying for its consequences. More...

The Mich. DNR is proposing to raise salmon catch limits to five fish from three. More...

Millions of Great Lakes boaters will need to get water discharge permits from the EPA by the end of September unless Congress or the courts take action. More...

The Ontario government has joined environmentalists and New York State officials in rejecting the International Joint Commission's Plan 2007 for managing water levels along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. More...

New measures requiring ocean ships to flush ballast tanks with sea water and research at the University of Windsor on other control measures will be effective in killing invasive systems that might otherwise enter the H2O Highway. More...

The City of Greater Sudbury will lease to purchase a new technology to reduce algae and odour in Simon Lake in Walden, ON. More...