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As the Congressional subcommittee looks at Michigan's story, Nestle believes it's a story of how bottled water can be produced responsibly, with appropriate regulatory oversight, community benefits, and environmental protection. More...
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Zion residents will have a chance in upcoming months to weigh in on the future of the city's inert nuclear plant. More...
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U.S. Steel on Tuesday defended the environmental performance at its Gary Works and vowed that its new water permit would protect Lake Michigan. More...
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Meet the Great Lakes 13. They're the unlucky number of non-native, aquatic species recently documented for the first time in the ballast water of ocean-going ships that entered the Great Lakes. More...
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The boundary line that separates public and private land along Ohio's Lake Erie shoreline moves in accordance with the tides, a state judge ruled yesterday. More...
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Members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, including Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, will visit Racine, where they'll call on presidential candidates to take definitive action on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. More...
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Dow Chemical Co. has made a proposal to federal authorities who complain the manufacturer is dragging its feet on dealing with dioxins and other contaminants in waterways downstream from its Midland plant. More...
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The Milwaukee Common Council yesterday approved a resolution directing city officials to begin discussions and negotiations related to supplying water to the City of New Berlin. More...
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The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan's seventh largest city with a population around 114,000, and Cree Inc., an LED solid-state lighting-component company, recently announced that the city will join Raleigh, NC, and Toronto, Canada in the growing LED City initiative. More...
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Wisconsin is the only Midwest state not to introduce a bill ratifying a water protection plan for the Great Lakes. But now, Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, says a governor's panel is making progress in creating a bill and he expects it to be introduced next month. More...
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A shoal that caused a Canadian freighter to run aground at the Grand Haven channel a week ago is severely restricting shipping, including shipments of coal for the power plant and road salt. More...
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It won't be cheap. But local plans to help clean up the Grand River appear to be well overdue, based partly on a recent Environment Canada report that indicates the Grand, at least in one key area, is the third most foul river in all of Ontario. More...
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Loons are dying in and around the Great Lakes by the thousands, and the die-offs are moving closer to Minnesota. A type of botulism is going through the food chain. More...
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Facing potential water shortages due to depleted aquifers and deteriorating groundwater quality, Waukesha County has launched a yearlong contest to determine who can reduce their household water consumption the most. More...
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Water officials in other Upper Midwest states are watching with some concern as Wisconsin debates whether to sign on to a compact that would regulate water withdrawals from the Great Lakes. More...
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Several members of Congress are seeking a promise from presidential hopefuls in both parties to support a Great Lakes water quality project expected to cost at least $20 billion. More...
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Quebec City has unveiled some of the highlights of its 400th anniversary celebration, which will include roaming costumed opera singers, fireworks, a floating dance floor,an 1,800-foot-long multimedia screen and possibly the pope. More...
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Wind farms are springing up from rural fields across the Midwest as a once-boutique alternative power industry begins to boom. More...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing today on its objections to a proposed Indiana permit on the amount of pollution U.S. Steel can discharge into Lake Michigan. More...
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The Grand River starts out clean, but by the time it drains into Lake Erie has degenerated into the third-foulest river in Ontario, a new study shows. More...
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Minnesota's Iron Range is bracing for its biggest construction boom in more than 30 years, which is expected to bring a flood of construction, permanent and spin-off workers to the region. More...
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Michigan is a four-season state, which makes for diverse winter recreational opportunities. No place puts out the winter white carpet like Michigan. Those who like the snow will revel in the abundant lake-effect precipitation and the fun it affords. More...
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Since arriving in North America in the 1990's, the emerald ash borer has largely been contained to the upper Midwest. But now scientists say the destructive beetle is spreading. More...
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Fears that large-scale livestock operations could contaminate groundwater and streams have prompted Ohio health officials to look to a still-developing science that uses DNA testing to differentiate human waste from animal waste. More...
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The New York State Assembly needs to act on the Great Lakes Compact when it reconvenes this month, so the state's part of the deal can be done this year and momentum can be restored to the regional effort. More...