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...
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...
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...
At Headlands Beach State Nature Preserve in Mentor, the birds arrived in waves of warblers and wrens, vireos and flickers, thrush and thrashers. More...
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...
Macomb county hired a new environmental prosecutor last week. The job, a rarity in county government, involves enforcing federal and state wetlands regulations. More...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An environmental organization is advocating "ecosystem-based management" to help coordinate environmental regulations and avoid opposing goals. More...
Communities considering building wind turbines along Lake Huron are researching the idea by visiting areas that have already benefited from turbines. More...
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...
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...
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...
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...