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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted its first-ever Early Site Permit so a company may eventually add another plant at an Illinois nuclear power station. More...

A study by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization found a 3% loss of the world's forests between 1990 and 2005, largely occurring in less-developed nations. More...

Ohio fishermen must follow federal orders to prevent the spread of the fish disease VHS, although the Ohio Division of Wildlife says these rules ignore the larger issue of untreated Great Lakes ballast water. More...

Ohio wildlife biologists will study migration patterns of the American black duck, a species of concern since land development changed its breeding habits. More...

A preservation advocate addressed a Marquette crowd Friday, discussing the need for wilderness preserves and the actions of everyday people to establish them. More...

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw had a very successful first winter, breaking up Whitefish Bay's six-foot-deep ice cover without a problem. More...

Lake Michigan is an inch lower than last year at this time, about 17 inches below its long-term average; a federal study of the problem is planned for spring. More...

In The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement, the Governors and Premiers committed to develop regional water conservation and efficiency objectives which would then be used to inform the development of State and Provincial water conservation and efficiency goals. Public comment is invited from March 15-June 8, 2007 on the draft objectives. More...

Funds have been allocated to dredge Ontonagon Harbor on Lake Superior this year, but the work is likely to be delayed due to a backlog of similar projects in the Great Lakes. More...

The proposed Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act, proposed by U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and 70 other legislators, would aid farms focused on producing food for local consumption and creating and conserving energy. More...

A program to control the cormorant population, whose fish-based diet endangers some species, appears to be working in the northern Michigan region. More...

This web site offers specific driving routes for the Circle Tours around lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior. More...

Low Great Lakes water levels are prompting debate between property owners seeking accessible beaches and state environmental agencies protecting wetlands. More...

An environmental group is lobbying for funds to revitalize the Lake Erie beach damaged in 1975 at East Harbor State Park. More...

Efforts are being made to increase the Great Lakes' sturgeon population, which has been present in the lakes since the Jurassic Period. More...

Funds have been allocated to dredge Ontonagon Harbor this year, but the work is likely to be delayed due to a backlog of similar projects in the Great Lakes. More...

PolyMet Mining Corp. has outlined safety precautions to prevent its proposed mine from contaminating groundwater and Lake Superior runoff. More...

The proposed Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act would aid farms focused on producing food for local consumption and creating and conserving energy. More...

A program to control the cormorant population, whose fish-based diet endangers some species, appears to be working in the Northern Michigan region. More...

Federal regulators approved a plan allowing funds for environmental improvements, including a plan to reduce the power project effects on the Niagara River. More...

Boosted by a $600,000 anonymous donation, local officials hope to shield from development about 119 acres near Hunter's Point, a boulder-strewn spit of land on Lake Superior popular with visitors to the tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. More...

Following the official de-listing of the gray wolf from the federal Endangered Species Act, Wisconsin is now responsible for wolf population control. More...

Perhaps Waterloo won't need a Lake Erie pipeline after the region decided last week to make its temporary water ban permanent. More...

3M Co. will probably have to repay state cleanup costs for chemicals that found their way into Washington County drinking water after the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency declared the substances hazardous. More...

Less than a week remains for five river-border municipalities to approve the Niagara River Greenway Plan. More...