BP's plan to dump more chemicals into Lake Michigan would occur dangerously near the intake pipe for city drinking water, according to the mayor of Hammond, Ind. More...
Despite prevention efforts, New York environmental officials have confirmed that the deadly fish disease VHS has reached the region's Finger Lakes. More...
A report released by a group of Toronto construction unions recommended higher pricing based on time of day for the city water system to increase conservation. More...
Two National Guard bases in northwest Ohio could begin to be powered by wind or solar energy by next year, thanks to $7.1 million in federal funding. More...
Although smelly muck has been accumulating along Lake Huron's beaches for the past six years, state and local agencies have yet to do any testing on it. More...
Using vegetation and sand dunes to filter contaminants from storm water before it reaches Lake Michigan will help clean area beaches at a minimal cost. More...
A year after two local governments granted broad zoning approvals to build a coal-fired electrical generating plant at the edge of this once-thriving Great Lakes port city, the community still knows almost nothing more about the project other than that its proposed owner is the non-profit Wolverine Power Cooperative. More...
Summer Discovery Cruises are open to the public (ages 6 and up) and will take place on the lower Detroit River and Lake St. Clair during the period July 27 through August 22. Fish Tales, Flowing Ideas Art Cruises and Eagles Eye Nature Cruises are a few of the cruise themes offered this year. More...
Type E botulism enters the Great Lakes food chain through fish like the round goby, and has killed thousands of birds this summer, including endangered species. More...
Using corn to make fuel for cars and trucks will cause more pollution, higher food prices, and will not greatly reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. That's according to a recent report by several environmental groups. More...
Minnesota uses inspections to ensure boats are clean to limit the transfer of aquatic life between lakes, a prevention measure other states should consider. More...
Residents and scientists are aware of the negative effects to Lake Michigan created by runoff from farms fertilized with manure, yet regulators say their hands are tied on testing. More...
Officials hope to shame energy giant BP into backing out of an Indiana exemption plan allowing them to dump more ammonia and sludge into Lake Michigan. More...
In 30 years, 183 exotic creatures have entered the Great Lakes from the ballast of ships arriving from around the world and it's time to protect our resource. More...
Although the emerald ash borer has infested nearly 25 million trees, it bores only a half-inch under the bark, so nearly all the wood is usable. More...
Great Lakes states have long feared that with growing wealth and population, the West would use its expanding political clout to slake long-standing water shortages with large-scale water diversion. More...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently banned silver Asian carp in the United States, listing the fish as an "injurious" species. The law goes into effect Aug. 9. More...
A shallow section of the Clinton River that causes havoc for some boaters would be dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a bill approved this week by the House of Representatives. More...
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's announcement that the state will honor valid deeds of Lake Erie property owners should put an end to ODNR claims of public coastal land ownership. More...
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Lake St. Clair, which a decade ago put together a strategy for improving and preserving water quality, will reconvene to take care of some unfinished business. More...
Great Lakes harbors are economic drivers for commerce, so keeping them functional for commercial shipping and recreational boating is a critical part of government responsibility. More...
Officials began to clean up Lake Ontario's Bay of Quine in 1993, but factors like climate change and invasive species have meant constant goal revision. More...