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The Macomb Cultural Center will launch a three-month series of events celebrating Michigan's Great Lakes next month. More...
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Thirty-five years ago, three Perham, Minn., men drank contaminated well water. The last survivor still suffers its effects. More...
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The Great Lakes Regional Water Program addresses water quality research, education, and outreach/extension efforts common to the six states in USEPA Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. More...
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When Tom Hammers accidentally cuts his finger, he can't feel the pain. His nerves were damaged at age 16 by drinking water from a tainted well. More...
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There was a time when the Detroit Boat Club building provided a grand welcome to Belle Isle. More...
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It's especially important now to preserve Great Lakes water because the lakes are approaching all-time low levels. More...
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VHS and Asian Carp and certified live bait are all signs of the time. More...
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Officials from across southeast Michigan and Ontario convened in Mount Clemens to write a new chapter in the 10-year effort to tackle pollution problems on Lake St. Clair. More...
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At Headlands Beach State Nature Preserve in Mentor, the birds arrived in waves of warblers and wrens, vireos and flickers, thrush and thrashers. More...
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There will be no Lake Michigan water for New Berlin in the near future, and the city may have its own state senator to blame. More...
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The Quebec government will contribute $327,388 to the establishment of a nature conservancy on le aux Grues, an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River about 50 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. More...
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Macomb county hired a new environmental prosecutor last week. The job, a rarity in county government, involves enforcing federal and state wetlands regulations. More...
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The Macomb Cultural Center will launch a three-month series of events celebrating Michigan's Great Lakes next month. More...
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The Great Lakes Blueprint report says with half of all Canadians depending on Great Lakes resources for drinking water, funding to protect them is inadequate. More...
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A group believes it may have found the remains of a ship that carried escaping slaves to freedom before it was destroyed by slave hunters on the shore of Lake Michigan. More...
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Two agencies have been awarded a grant to develop a strategy to promote the restoration of the Great Lakes through hands-on stewardship and community action. More...
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Banning ballast water dumping near Isle Royale may not keep VHS away forever, but it should slow down the spread to spawning locations within the park. More...
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An environmental organization is advocating "ecosystem-based management" to help coordinate environmental regulations and avoid opposing goals. More...
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As of Monday, only 172 freighters have come up the Saginaw River this season, a drop from 244 in 2005 and 198 in 2006. More...
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Communities considering building wind turbines along Lake Huron are researching the idea by visiting areas that have already benefited from turbines. More...
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Hidden pollution from dumps and industrial sites has slid beneath lakes, crept up to river banks and slipped through subterranean valleys to contaminate far-off wells. More...
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Hosted in Houghton, Mich. Sept. 19-20, the purpose of this meeting is to bring together stakeholders working on Upper Peninsula's (U.P.) water-related environmental issues, with a focus on addressing the legacy of contamination in the U.P. More...
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The National Park Service has announced a ban on ballast water releases near Isle Royale, hoping to keep the deadly fish disease VHS and other invasive species out of park waters. More...
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It may have been a long time coming, but the call last week by six U.S. senators for a hearing on Great Lakes water levels is still welcome. More...
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Groundwater contaminated with industrial chemicals lurks under vast portions of the Twin Cities metropolitan area even though more than $200 million has been spent over two decades to combat the problem. First of a 3-part series. More...