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With 3,100 miles of breezy Great Lakes shoreline and dozens of manufacturing plants, it's surprising that Michigan has not yet found its place in the wind industry. Today, the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University takes a big step to change that, at the first "Manufacturing and Developing Wind Energy Systems in Michigan" conference. More...

Activists with the Georgian Bay Association say changes made to the St. Clair River are responsible for current low water levels, and repairs must be made. More...

Lake Ontario is plagued by decreasing water levels, but unsightly algae growth from high concentrations of phosphorus is emerging as a problem as well. More...

The Lake St. Clair population of large, ferocious muskellunge is extremely robust, and has attracted anglers who seek the challenge of a muskie catch. More...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is addressing the issue of repairs needed on a dam on the Miners River that helps control the invasive sea lamprey population. More...

Minnesota simply can't wait for the EPA to take action to protect Lake Superior's magnificent fish population from the threat of the deadly fish disease VHS. More...

The International Joint Commission's five-year study on Great Lakes drainage through the St. Clair River has begun with data collection along the river bed. More...

The recent controversy over BP pollution in Lake Michigan has brought attention to the issue of unclear regulations regarding pollution standards in the Great Lakes. More...

Two scientists at the Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station have been honored for their work developing a real-time means of estimating E. coli concentrations in beach waters. More...

A recent study says that if a $26 billion dollar plan to clean up the Great Lakes is enacted - it will bring 80 to 100 billion dollars in direct economic benefits. More...

Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes tells the story of the dramatic changes in the geologic history and landscape of this region. Audiences are shown the roots of a long vanished mountain range, explore the remains of a tropical salt-water sea, and trace the story of a sudden massive flood that drowned vast areas of land. More...

Let's commend BP America for reversing course and committing to not increase pollution of Lake Michigan from its proposed expanded oil refinery in Whiting, Ind. Overwhelming public opposition reveals how much people really do care about protecting our waterways. More...

While avid surfers can go to Hawaii and spend an entire week without catching one wave, for example, "waves are guaranteed every day in Montreal." More...

Ladders have been welded into sea walls along Lake Michigan to help those who fall in, Chicago Park District officials said Wednesday. More...

Canadians are now expressing alarm about climate change in greater numbers than in any developed nation except France, according to a poll released Tuesday. More...

A few years ago, it was an unusual sight to see a woman skippering a sailboat on the Detroit River or Lake St. Clair. But things have changed, evidenced by 33 accomplished female sailors who will compete in front of Bayview Yacht Club. More...

Multitudes of songbirds had been flocking on the north side of Lake Erie, anxiously awaiting friendly breezes to carry them on their migratory journey southward. More...

As walkers, joggers and motorists made their way across the Mighty Mac bridge on Labor Day, the waters below attracted swimmers in the Straits. More...

Environmental experts from around the country are meeting in Chicago today for the start of the third Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference. More...

Starting Friday, Lake Ontario, off the mouth of the Genesee River, will be the playground for 170 elite sailors from nearly 30 countries, each with a level of impairment ranging from missing a single limb to quadriplegia. More...

Each year, Rust Belt states average less than 2 percent of new growth, yet Great Lakes states are home to one-third of the nation's population and produce one-third of the gross state product. Developing America's North Coast: A Benefit Cost Analysis of a Great Lakes Infrastructure Program, promises that fulfilling the $26 billion investment to implement the GLCS would actually produce $50 billion in long term economic benefits. More...

Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup is the largest and most successful volunteer event of its kind. Since 1986 thousands of volunteers from around the globe have cleared over 100 million pounds of trash from 170,000 miles of shorelines, rivers, lakes, and wetlands! More...

The Port of Green Bay is looking for recognition as a player in local industry with steady cargo traffic and a $88 million impact on the region's economy. More...

Underwater archaeologists may have discovered a prehistoric carving on a boulder found 40 feet below the surface of Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay. More...

There is debate over how to prevent cormorant damage to the Point Pelee National Park ecosystem, which officials say will be stripped of all vegetation if no action is taken. More...