Environmental groups say the Minnesota legislative session is off to a good start, but that permanent funding is still needed to clean up rivers and lakes, and restore habitat. More...
With the 50th anniversary of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway coming next year, two former parks commissioners are urging that 5,000 acres of land along the Seaway be freed up for development. More...
The Biosphère raises the awareness about major environmental issues, including those related to water and climate change, and the sustainable development of the Great Lakes – St Lawrence ecosystem. From March 3rd to 11th, the Biosphère is open daily and admission is free. More...
The first of eight massive wind turbines that will make up the "Steel Winds" wind farm at the old Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna was completed Monday afternoon More...
A measure to control double-crested cormorants is again before Congress. U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Menominee, on Tuesday re-introduced the legislation aimed at better controlling the migratory birds. More...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that the emergency regulations to help prevent the spread of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia to additional waters in the state have been extended. More...
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced a multi-state legal challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for adopting a rule that refuses to regulate mercury and other pollutants from existing portland cement plants. More...
"It's our water — nobody has the right to take it from us." That's the consensus of Monday night's town-hall meeting hosted by Michigan's Norton Shores Democratic State Rep. Mary Valentine. More...
Commercial shipping, which hauls sand, gravel, coal, grain and other essential commodities is threatened. So is recreational boating. More dredging is necessary to compensate for the drop in water levels. More...
Hundreds of people have been venturing onto Lake Superior in recent weeks, attracted to the smooth, nearly solid ice sheet more than a foot thick in some places. More...
In a typical winter, the City of Milwaukee will lay down about 70,000 tons of salt on the roads. Small watersheds are already feeling the impact. More...
Holding Great Lakes waters within this region is an important step in preservation. If too much water is drawn off the lakes, even within the Great Lakes basin, without making its way back there eventually, it could harm those lakes. More...
Of the eight states surrounding the Great Lakes, Minnesota is closest to adopting the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, which would prevent new diversions of water out of the Great Lakes basin. More...
The Remedial Action Plan for Hamilton's harbor is badly flawed -- in that it has targeted the effect, while ignoring the cause, of serious issues like Randle Reef. More...
A group of chemicals known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers that are widely used as flame retardants are so harmful Environment Canada has added them to the country's list of toxic chemicals and wants manufacturers banned from making them. More...