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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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Conservation organizations that work to preserve biologically rich landscapes are confronting a painful realization: In an era of climate change, many of their efforts may be insufficient or beside the point. More...
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The Ontario provincial government has lifted a 14-month moratorium on offshore development of wind development after studying the potential environmental impacts on wildlife, aquatic species and bird migration routes. More...
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While Great Lakes Compact backers say the deal will guarantee that counties on the border of the Great Lakes basin could use water if they return it, skeptics have their doubts. More...
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The last three decades were marked by "rapid climate warming," according to a National Science Foundation press release. Several of the planet's warmest years in recorded history have occurred over the past 20 years, according to government data. More...
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Removing invasive species and other public nuisances from Wisconsin's Great Lakes could cost lakefront property owners less money. More...
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A newly formed group engineered by an Ohio commercial fisherman has filed a lawsuit in Toledo federal court challenging the new regulations impacting the industry. More...
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Michigan's dedication to environmental protection has become so precarious due to budget cuts that officials wonder whether Lansing is still capable of serving as a partner in Macomb County's efforts to clean up Lake St. Clair. More...
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In a job-starved area like Lorain County, which sits on the windy shore of Lake Erie, the creation of a wind power industry could mean hundreds of new jobs. More...
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About one hundred Muskegon area residents told a trio of state lawmakers Thursday night that they support strong measures this year to protect Lake Michigan shoreline communities against the threat of large-scale water withdrawals that could impact local rivers and the area's tourist economy. More...
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Detroit is the closest border patrol location in the Lake Erie Island Region. Perhaps that's one reason the U.S. Border Patrol is thinking about opening up an office in Ottawa County. More...
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The Lake Erie LaMP Public Forum, Feb. 8-9 in London, Ontario, provides input on the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP), which aims to restore and protect the beneficial uses of Lake Erie. More...
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Congress should act quickly to mandate that oceangoing vessels install the available technology now to treat ballast water effectively. More...
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The politically charged question of how best to regulate large-scale water withdrawals in Michigan boils down to a question of trust, according to people on both sides of the debate. More...
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The mounting toll on migrating birds has stoked fears among researchers and ecologists that blame for the deaths lies with invasive populations of zebra mussels and round gobies spreading over the Great Lakes, effectively creating a new food chain. More...
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Lake Superior water levels in late December remained about a foot below normal, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. More...
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said he plans to talk about the impact of climate change on the Great Lakes, the world's largest storehouse of fresh water where levels have been falling for years. More...
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality decided that a body of water formerly known as a canal is so shallow and choked with weeds that it now qualifies as a wetland. More...
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Our bountiful supply of fresh water is the key to Greater Cleveland's long-term economic viability. With other parts of the nation drying up, we sit on the Earth's largest supply. More...
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Like a balky mule, Lake Ontario has a mind of its own. It warms up and cools down at its own pace, refusing to be hurried by the icy blasts of winter or the heat waves of summer. More...
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Some experts say water will be the "oil" of the next generation. As it becomes more scarce, prices are going to go up. For farmers, that's serious business. More...
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To demonstrate it is serious about conservation as it works to gain a pipeline to Lake Michigan, this southwestern Milwaukee suburb is working to alter its user rates to encourage residents and industries to consume less water. More...
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This fellowship program provides students with an opportunity to conduct research in the Great Lakes region under the mentorship of an individual scientist or professional. Summer fellowships are available in a broad range of fields including Aquatic Ecology, Outreach and Education, Maritime Archaeology, Data Analysis, Fisheries, and Wetlands/GIS. More...
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The federal government is running behind on developing ways to measure highly toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes that accumulate in fish, creating health risks for people and wildlife that eat them, congressional investigators say. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public information session on nutrient levels, invasive species, chemical contamination and the EPA's cleanup activities in the Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron at Saginaw Valley State University next week. More...