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Researchers from around the world will gather in Burlington, Vermont, for IAGLR's 58th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Four days of scientific sessions and speakers will focus on this year's theme, New Views New Tools. The conferenc will take place May 25-29, 2015. More...
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The Saginaw Conservation District has received a $300,000 grant to fight invasive species, money that is part of a total of $4 million for 20 projects statewide from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources under the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program. More...
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You never know what kind of treasures might be on display when the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society hosts its annual Show and Tell meeting but one thing is certain: it's always quite a history lesson. More...
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A project to restore the habitat and provide recreational opportunities on Harsens Island, Mich., which had seemed dead in the water, will be funded by the EPA using Great Lakes Restoration Initiative money. More...
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U.S. Ecology and The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Mercury Collection Project have announced residents and businesses of Michigan recycled 665 pounds of mercury in 2014. More...
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As winter comes to an end, engineers are busy preparing the Soo Locks to re-open next week. More...
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Under the current budget proposal, all bonding for ports has been eliminated which leaves barely $1 million dollars for harbor improvements. More...
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Practically all of Michigan's members of Congress signed a letter Tuesday urging the Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize consideration of a long-awaited replacement of a key shipping lock at Sault Ste. Marie, saying a failure at the Poe Lock would devastate Great Lakes shipping traffic. More...
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The Council of the Great Lakes Region will host the premier Great Lakes Economic Forum on April 26-28, 2015. The Forum will provide a venue for Great Lakes leaders to share ideas and insights that will help shape economic policy, boost the region's competitive edge and secure its long-term success. More...
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The Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. on April 2. More...
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Rochester's St. Patrick's Day ended with a flash of green in the sky after near perfect weather conditions allowed a rare sighting of the Aurora borealis, or the northern lights, over Lake Ontario. More...
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Sky gazers across the state prepared to look up this week after a storm, or a coronal mass ejection, set its sight upon Earth, according to NASA. More...
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Holopedium glacialis, a zooplankton, is increasing in many inland lakes near Lake Superior and is clogging water pipes and disrupting the food web More...
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Brewery owners Pat and Dan Conway are friends with John McCarthy, whose father, Jack, was first mate on the Fitzgerald - one of 29 people who perished when the ship went down. More...
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Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Corps commander, testified on Feb. 11 before a congressional subcommittee that the Corps had halted the advance of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. "That's just not true," said U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce. More...
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which has provided funding for a host of projects and research efforts, deserves a boost in funding, U.S. Rep Louise Slaughter said Wednesday. More...
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Laying the blame for many of the state's polluted waters squarely at the feet of agriculture, Gov. Dayton asked Minnesota farmers to "look into their souls" and support his proposal to buffer nearly every public water from row crops and their associated runoff. More...
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A two-day canoe trip has sparked a six-year dispute over navigation rights in New York waterways and depending on how it is settled, it could mean that waterways bordered by private land are open to public recreational use. More...
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Genesee County is building a new water treatment plant, but before the new plant can begin operating, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality requires the proposed treatment process be tested. More...
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Executive Petty Officer Zachary Hamilton of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River in Essexville, Mich., urged people to be cautious when venturing onto the ice as winter transitions into spring. More...
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Wisconsin is joining the nationwide push to ban a key plastic exfoliant in soap, toothpaste and other personal care products out of fear it's leading to water pollution. More...
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Hundreds of middle school students in the Saginaw Bay Region, Mich., will have the opportunity to climb aboard a tall ship through the Science Under Sail program aboard the schooner Appledore IV in Bay City. More...
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Overall demand for domestic steel is low as cheap imports have flooded in, and national capacity utilization has sunk below 70 percent, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. More...
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The Quèbec government has given a qualified go-ahead for the controversial $750-million Mine Arnaud Inc. phosphate-rock mining project almost 1,000 kilometres north-east of Montreal. More...
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Parks and roads that are closed in Perrysburg Township and Maumee, including Side Cut and the cemetery, were likely to remain closed for days, if not weeks, because of ice accumulation on the river More...