Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are expected to continue to rise into this coming summer. The current forecast has the lake levels significantly higher this summer as compared to last summer. More...
In an effort to help Ontario farmers maintain soil health and promote environmental conservation initiatives, the Ontario and federal governments announced the Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship. More...
This is Prettner Solon's second term on the Port Authority board, having served from 1990-94. In that instance, she was appointed by the Duluth City Council. More...
At a conference organized last weekend by the Thousand Islands-based group, Save the River, environmentalists voiced concern over the potential of a catastrophic oil spill. More...
Work has also been underway to restore Belle Isle's unique natural features and allow them to work in harmony with the Detroit River. In some ways, Belle Isle can be seen as a microcosm for habitat restoration up and down the river. More...
One of the nation's largest coal-fired power plants is an unlikely setting for an environmental recovery story, but increasingly every winter, the plant's relatively warm discharge water has turned it into a popular gathering point for scores of bald eagles -- the open water making catching fish easier for the birds of prey. More...
In early January, captains anchored a pair of 680-foot-long freighters at docking space abutting land Norfolk Southern owns. The docking space is located next to Huron's boat launch facility near Cleveland and River roads. More...
The city could be connected to the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline by December 2015 -- provided the weather cooperates for contractors who are building the line and pump stations from Flint to the lake. More...
We are confident Congress will again do the right thing and restore GLRI funding to its current level. The health of the Great Lakes has a huge effect on the local environment, economy and tourism. More...
The DNR has determined that the club is a source of pollution to Lake Michigan and will require the group to apply for a state pollution elimination discharge permit. More...
Bramble owners Bob and Sara Klingler hope to bring visitors' experiences on the ship closer to that of servicemen through enhanced overnight stays for youth that include station duty. More...
The emergency rule protects the trout population of the Apostle Islands region of Lake Superior, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It's the first time the trout quota has been reduced for sport anglers. More...
Opponents of the funding cuts said they are confident that Congress will maintain spending for the Great Lakes Initiative at $300 million in the 2016 federal budget. More...
The risk of new aquatic invasive species being introduced into the Great Lakes via ballast water from ships is extremely low, according to the federal group Fisheries and Oceans Canada. More...
A Michigan state official says divers will explore an apparent shipwreck in Lake Michigan discovered by two treasure hunters who say it may be the long-lost Griffin, which disappeared more than three centuries ago. More...
The Mich. Dept. of Natural Resources announced a new web application designed to educate anglers and fisheries professionals on local and regional trends in abundance, growth and survival of important fish populations in selected streams across Michigan. The Stream Fish Population Trend Viewer is available for public use. More...
Data collected systematically over nearly two centuries make it irrefutable: Minnesota's climate has changed and so has the state's diverse web of life. More...
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission convened a first-of-its-kind workshop recently to explore the question: "Are sea lampreys becoming less susceptible to the lampricides that serve as the primary method of control for this destructive invader?" More...
The best way for an ice fishing outing to end is for a tired but dry fisherman to return home alive. If the day is also blessed with fish, then that comes as a bonus. More...
Michigan's attorney general renewed a call for permanently separating Lake Michigan from the Mississippi River basin in Illinois amid the ongoing fracas over a solution to keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. More...
The Obama administration's top homeland security official and Michigan's senior U.S. senator said that a deal is close to fund a $250 million customs plaza needed for a planned $2.1 billion Detroit River bridge crossing. More...