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Backers of lakefront property rights will pitch a policy change that could save money for residents and businesses who have leases for construction along Lake Erie's shore. More...
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One of Toronto's most bucolic places - a waterfront park in Lake Ontario formed out of an archipelago of sandbars - is gradually being eaten away by the waves. More...
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The cost of daily testing of high-priority beaches seems like a drop in the bucket compared to the potential health risks and economic costs associated with polluted beaches. More...
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NOAA's 200th Celebration in 2007 will highlight the rich history of science, service, and stewardship provided to the American public by NOAA and its predecessors. Celebrate "A Day in the Great Lakes" with NOAA at John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, on Sept. 8. More...
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Largely because of Lake Erie, Ohio's recreational boating industry generates about $3.5 billion annually and supports over 26,000 jobs in the state. More...
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New York's DEC Commissioner proposes that a solution to the problem of invasive species would be for EPA to write uniform ballast regulations for all the states. More...
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New legislation approving a $342 million commercial shipping lock at the Soo Locks that could positively impact the regional economy faces a presidential veto. More...
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The groundbreaking for a new $2 million building for the Great Lakes Naval and Maritime Museum on the Muskegon Channel is taking place this weekend. More...
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A life ring from the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in Lake Superior in November 1975, was found this week on the eastern shore of the Keweenaw Peninsula. This video clip offers commentary on the find from Tom Farnquist, director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. More...
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Congress has delayed decisions on bills that would force freighters to treat ballast water by 2013, a delay that could allow the arrival of more invasive species. More...
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Two U.S. legislators have recruited scientists to help find a solution to BP's claim that the company lacks the technology to end their Lake Michigan pollution. More...
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A Keweenaw Peninsula beach visitor who found an Edmund Fitzgerald life ring plans to donate the artifact to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. More...
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A Minnesota official says a recent report ranking the state 5th in the nation for dirty beaches was weighted by industrial harbor waters rarely used for swimming. More...
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Waukegan approved a deal with the U.S. EPA for a $36 million harbor cleanup to address the thousands of cubic yards of contaminated sediment there. More...
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Ohio rates high in more than just college athletics. The state places in the top 10 for the most registered boats in the nation. Last year, Ohio was ranked ninth with 412,578 boats registered in the state. More...
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Michigan is blessed with one of the greatest natural resources on Earth - freshwater lakes. It's surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, and it's the only state that touches more than two of them. More...
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The J. H. Whiting power plant south of Luna Pier, Mich., is among four sites being considered by Consumers Energy Co. for a new coal-fired plant that the utility plans to put into operation within eight years. More...
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The National Wildlife Federation, a national environmental group, recently asked citizens who live in the Great Lakes states to send in photographs and stories about their experiences on the lakes to show the value of the lakes in people's lives. More...
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One of the most controversial development applications in Southern Ontario, a proposal to build Big Bay Point Resort, a 569-acre marina and golf course on Lake Simcoe east of Barrie, comes before the Ontario Municipal Board tomorrow. More...
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A Muskegon scientist has been appointed to an international advisory group studying the steady decline of Great Lakes water levels. More...
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Thirteen-year old Brandon Culverwell recently came up with an idea to clean up the pier's picturesque walkways, which are often littered with dead fish -- namely, gobies. More...
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More than any other species, the future of Great Lakes whitefish is as much about politics and money as it is about biology. More...
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NRDC's annual survey of water quality and public notification at U.S. beaches finds that pollution caused a record number of beach closings nationwide in 2006. The number of 2006 closing and advisory days at ocean, bay, and Great Lakes beaches topped 25,000 -- more than ever recorded in the survey's 17-year history. More...
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Ohio rates high in more than just college athletics. The state places in the top 10 for the most registered boats in the nation. Last year, Ohio was ranked ninth with 412,578 boats registered in the state. More...
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Michigan is blessed with one of the greatest natural resources on Earth - freshwater lakes. We are surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, and we're the only state that touches more than two of them. We tie Canada, which also borders four lakes. More...