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Controversy is brewing over a promotional video for U.S. tourism that shows a view of Horseshoe Falls, which lies almost completely in Canada, as part of a montage of American vistas. More...

While water levels in the Great Lakes are dropping, more precipitation is actually falling on the Great Lakes basin now than in the past, according to this new study from the U.S. Geological Survey. More...

Having found a way to reduce sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, Peter Sorensen of the University of Minnesota, now is taking on the common carp. More...

Great Lakes denizens know that keeping carp out of the Great Lakes is the No. 1 priority right now. The Water Resources Development Act, which would authorize the electronic carp barrier, should be signed by President Bush. More...

Experts at a Duluth conference on Lake Superior say Superior is still the cleanest and healthiest of the Great Lakes, but that its biggest threat comes from the people who want to live and work near the lake. More...

Rainfall in October and late September has sent the level of Lake Superior way up in recent weeks, with the big lake now closer to normal water levels than it is to record low levels. More...

Native Americans, especially those in the Great Lakes, are among the U.S. residents who may be overexposed to the dangers of mercury in seafood. Despite decades of government attempts to regulate it, ban it and erase it from household use, mercury remains a threat to the environment and public health. More...

Toledo researchers use high-tech DNA analysis to determine what's in Lake Erie's waters and where it comes from in an effort to protect native species. More...

Native and alien species are wreaking havoc with our environment and resources. More...

There are environmental costs that must be weighed against the economic benefits of biofuel production. More...

Great Lakes water fights aren't started in Phoenix but in the Milwaukee suburbs, small towns in Indiana or larger cities like Akron, Ohio -- areas that are outside the basin, but have sought water from Lake Michigan or Lake Erie. More...

Michigan's second-largest metropolitan area is not only poised to build the state's first new rapid transit line in more than half a century. It is also on the verge of opening the door for the rest of the state to a family of federal funding programs that could give a powerful push to efforts to build quality public transit in other urban areas around the Great Lakes State. More...

Senate Republicans announced their new "Green Michigan Initiative," which they say would protect the Great Lakes, expand recycling, reduce waste imports and encourage energy alternatives. More...

With no natural relief -- like more rain and snow -- on the horizon, three powerful Michigan politicians are prodding federal bureaucrats to dust off decades-old ideas about doing something unnatural to help restore water levels now at near-historic lows on Lakes Huron and Michigan. More...

A new international study, which has tapped scientists and consultants from the United States and Canada, aims to determine whether human activity has caused a major drop in Great Lakes water levels as a 2005 private Canadian study suggested. More...

A new bill could make jumping off of public piers into the Great Lakes punishable by a fine of $500 if it becomes a law. More...

The Great Lakes region has justifiable paranoia about water from the lakes being diverted to other states. More...

The amount of the main greenhouse gas is increasing faster than anyone predicted. More...

The Bush administration appears to have annexed a major Canadian landmark as part of a slick new campaign to promote U.S. tourism and welcome foreign visitors. More...

Too many people in this country live in places where so many people were never meant to live. More...

Thirty-five years ago, Congress passed the Clean Water Act in response to pollution that had rendered nearly two-thirds of the nation's rivers, lakes and streams too dangerous for swimming or fishing. A clean water expert at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group talks about what still needs to be done. More...

The University of Toledo College of Law and its Legal Institute of the Great Lakes sponsors annual conferences each fall on water issues of importance to the Great Lakes region and the nation. This year's conference will be Nov. 18 in Toledo, Ohio. More...

Great Lakes water levels are near historic lows. And with droughts in the Southeast and Southwest, the pressure to turn to the Great Lakes as a source of fresh water is growing. More...

Ten areas of Lake Wissota have been designated critical habitat area by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, triggering some more intense review of activities there and perhaps new restrictions for property owners. More...

More than 25,000 birds -- mostly coots and scaup -- have died on the upper Mississippi River since 2002 as a result of eating faucet snails that carry an intestinal parasite, according to federal wildlife officials. More...