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Patricia Riexinger is the first woman director of New York State's Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, a traditionally masculine domain. More...
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By making the water clearer, zebra mussels are actually causing more muck to accumulate along the shores of Lake Huron, USEPA officials told a public gathering near Saginaw Bay. More...
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With the eight Great Lakes states offering half the electoral votes need to win the presidency, state lawmakers are trying to get candidates from both parties to pay more attention to the region's needs. More...
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"Paradise Lost?" is an exhibit of works by Wisconsin artists now on display that addresses how accelerating carbon dioxide emissions could affect the state. More...
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The mayor of Waukesha says he thinks the city has a "fair chance" of getting the Lake Michigan water it seeks to solve its water problems if Wisconsin adopts the Great Lakes Water Compact. More...
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In her annual State of the State address, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm shared ideas about how the state can rebuild its economy and help mitigate global warming by using energy from wind, wood, water and even garbage. More...
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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is an academic competition for high school students designed to generate interest and excitement about science and our oceans and Great Lakes. Each February, more than 300 schools and 2,000 students participate and compete at 25 regional NOSB sites. More...
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Michigan officials have put together a strategy for reducing the presence of mercury in the environment. More...
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A meeting to update the public on a variety of environmental issues affecting Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron will be hosted by U.S. EPA tonight at Saginaw Valley State University. More...
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A proposal by Illinois EPA to tighten Chicago's water quality standards will likely face stiff challenges from the private sector. More...
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A $12 million settlement of a 23-year-old lawsuit over pollution damages will go toward improving fishing and fishing access along the New York portion of Lake Ontario and the Niagara and St. Lawrence rivers. More...
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Many visitors think winter's a good time to come to Chicago because there are deals to be had and fewer crowds. More...
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The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Canadian environmentalists are closely monitoring plans to build a massive tire-burning facility on the U.S. side of Lake Erie. More...
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Opponents of a proposed liquefied natural gas port across the St. Lawrence River from Qubec City still believe they can block the project, even though it has a green light from the provincial government. More...
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Montreal plans to be the first large metropolis in the world to treat all its waste water with a cutting-edge technology that uses ozone to remove bacteria, viruses, harmful pharmaceutical drugs and industrial chemicals. More...
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The U.S. Dept. of Energy has canceled a futuristic, virtually emissions-free coal plant scheduled to be built in Illinois as a test project, choosing instead to invest in carbon sequestration. More...
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While the orders keep coming in, shipbuilders on the Great Lakes and elsewhere are hampered by a shortage of skilled, experienced workers capable of assembling and welding freight ships. More...
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Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community for its 13th annual conference, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration and protection issues as they relate to anthropogenic alterations that affect wetlands. More...
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Artist Rob Elliott's latest exhibit, Hatchery, reveals many of the unknown environmental harms of the sport-fishing world. This theme hits home particularly well in southern Ontario, where the state of the Great Lakes have been deteriorating gradually overtime, even in the face of perceived restoration. More...
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The powerful winds hitting the Midwest overnight caused Lake Erie's water level to rise more than 10 feet in just a couple of hours at Buffalo, N.Y., and drop more than 5 feet at Toledo, Ohio. More...
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Duluth is request $12.7 million for wastewater containment basins, which are needed to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows into Lake Superior, at the top of the list. More...
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials are again recommending approval of a surface use lease and mining and reclamation plan for a controversial nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Environmental groups and local interests have filed a lawsuit against the DEQ, trying to block the mine. More...
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Thanks to a damages settlement with Occidental Chemical Corp., New York state will renovate boat launches and marinas, repair critical fish-spawning habitat, and rebuild the Cape Vincent fish hatchery as part of a $12 million restoration of Lake Ontario fisheries and its tributaries. More...
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Isle Royale National Park includes a group of islands and the surrounding waters of Lake Superior. This striking image from a NASA satellite shows the deep blue waters of the lake around the main island and the long parallel ridges formed from lava flows some 1.2 billion years ago running the 45-mile length of Isle Royale. More...
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Alternative energy was one of the keystones of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's sixth annual State of the State speech, as she envisioned a future where Michigan's lost manufacturing jobs are replaced by companies providing power from water, wind and wood. More...