The New York environmental organization Save the River is kicking off its “Clean Up Ballast†Campaign. The campaign is calling for an immediate ocean vessel moratorium. More...
In July, Ann Arbor distance swimmer Liz Elling will swim the length of the Huron River in order to raise awareness of the river's qualities, good and bad. More...
Earth Day is a trigger for all kinds of public opinion polls on the environment. Here we survey the pollsters to find out what Americans really think about protecting the planet. More...
A conference call involving environmental regulators, Waukegan's environmental lawyer, and some citizens Friday left some wondering if the Waukegan Harbor cleanup had been torpedoed by the city. More...
Cormorants will be the subject of a Michigan state legislative committee looking into what the state can do to help reduce the bird's numbers in areas where they have had a deleterious effect on angling. More...
Federal law prohibits the export of Great Lakes water without the unanimous consent of the affected states. But that law could be changed, and there are concerns that it lacks the kind of due process provisions to stand up in court. More...
Government-funded programs that pay for conservation on farmland have done a lot to improve the environment over the past twenty years, but new corn-based ethanol regulations may negatively impact water quality. More...
The State of Michigan got invaluable encouragement last week from three groups that have asked to intervene in the lawsuit it faces as it tries to enforce a new ballast water treatment law. More...
River Network is a national nonprofit organization working for clean and healthy waters. While rivers are the focal point, River Network is interested in the quality of all fresh waters and the health of all people and ecosystems dependent upon them. More...
The idea of banning oceangoing vessels from the Great Lakes to halt the onslaught of invasive species would have been universally dismissed as nonsense just a few years ago. Not anymore. More...
For the 12th year, hundreds of volunteers across Southwestern Ontario are about to descend on marshes and swamps to gauge the health of local wetlands by checking on the health of the birds and amphibians that live there. More...
After a century of industrial dumping, sediments in the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal have been found to contain high levels of dozens of hazardous and toxic chemicals including PCBs. More...
Officials want Rochester to sell 7,100 acres of land to the state for preservation, although the area in question has been a major drinking water resource for the city. More...
Great Lakes fishing adds billions to the state economy, yet is routinely jeopardized by living pollutants from the ballast water tanks of ocean-going ships. More...
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation to maintain the navigable channel in the Fox River at its current 18 feet and authorize the dredging of Manitowoc Harbor. More...