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The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation is spending $5 million to protect one of this country’s greatest natural resources: the Great Lakes. The money will go toward improving the water quality of the Maumee River, the mouth of the Great Lakes. More...
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DTE Energy Co., operator of Michigan's largest electric utility, announced Monday that it is taking steps to build a nuclear power plant in Michigan. More...
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Twenty years after New York passed a law requiring the redistribution and phasing out of chemical-waste landfills, the state is no closer to completing a plan, lawmakers and environmental advocates said yesterday. More...
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The Canadian government's plan to assess the risks of environmental substances on humans is way overdue. More...
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Icy arctic winds crossing warm Great Lakes waters can dump tremendous amounts of snow in a very short time. More...
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After years of inaction, area business leaders have embraced tapping Lake Michigan as a new water source and warned that a pending international agreement to regulate the Great Lakes could easily and unfairly prevent that from happening. More...
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Icy arctic winds crossing warm Great Lakes waters -- locally Lake Michigan, in New York Lake Ontario -- can dump tremendous amounts of snow in a very short time. More...
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The Joyce Foundation grant dollars are good news for everyone who depends on the health of the lakes. More...
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More than 60 people with concerns about improving water quality heard city officials and consultants Monday say that conservation alone will not resolve Waukesha's water woes. More...
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The Minnesota state Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would commit Minnesota to a compact among Great Lakes states governing commercial use of water from the Great Lakes. More...
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Michigan fisheries and hatcheries may see new problems in the spring because of a fish disease traveling through the Great Lakes. More...
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DTE Energy Co., operator of the state's largest electric utility, announced Monday that it is taking steps to build a nuclear power plant in Michigan. More...
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Twenty years after New York passed a law requiring the redistribution and phasing out of chemical-waste landfills, the state is no closer to completing a plan, lawmakers and environmental advocates said yesterday. More...
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A provincial move to expand Rouge Park in Markham is an environmental victory that brings closer the dream of one day linking the Oak Ridges Moraine to Lake Ontario, environmentalists say. More...
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The Canadian government's plan to assess the risks of environmental substances on humans is way overdue More...
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The owner of Indiana's UrbanEnergies hopes to generate wind energy using 10 windmills along the shoreline of Lake Michigan to produce 15 megawatts of electricity. More...
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Faced with the potential impact of global warming, Americans must focus on renewable resources and conservation to preserve our environment. More...
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An environmental engineering professor identifies the environmental costs of using ethanol for fuel, as many auto makers are making flex fuel vehicles available. More...
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Minnesota could be the first state to adopt a new agreement to keep Great Lakes water in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Compact is intended to head off attempts to remove water for use elsewhere. More...
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Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is sweeping through the Great Lakes, killing fish by the thousand and creating a challenge for fisheries. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning a study intended to convince President Bush to allocate funds for dredging shallow-water, recreational ports. More...
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Last weekend, a record eight species of gulls were spotted in Pittsburgh's rivers, including Arctic species drawn here by the cold weather. More...
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Wisconsin generates greenhouse gases one-third faster than the national average, a trend likely to escalate as coal-burning power plants continue to be built. More...
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Removing a dam will open the waterway for the first time in 80 years, allowing walleye, northern pike and sturgeon to reach spawning wetlands. More...
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The Chicago Maritime Festival, Feb. 24, is an international gathering to celebrate Chicago's maritime community. This indoor festival held in Chicago's "off season", is a wonderful way to meet maritime minded (or nautically curious) folks from all around the region and across the sea. More...