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Communities threatened by the emerald ash borer could spend millions of dollars over several years to cut down and replace ash trees, local officials say. More...
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Michigan State University unveiled a Wikipedia-style Great Lakes online encyclopedia that allows anyone to enter and edit information about regional environmental issues. More...
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A nasty fish-killing virus recently discovered in the eastern Great Lakes is now poised to spill into Lake Michigan. More...
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The amount of trash coming into Michigan from other states and Canada increased by about three per cent last fiscal year, according to a report from the state released Wednesday. More...
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Despite the U.S. Interior Department's recent decision to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the roughly 450 wolves in the Upper Peninsula aren't likely to become game animals soon. More...
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Critics of the 100-turbine White Oak Wind Energy Center near Carlock, Ill., voiced concerns about the project and its impact on property values. More...
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The former manager of an industrial waste treatment plant that was suspected of causing a major oil spill in the Rouge and Detroit rivers in 2002 pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal pollution charges. More...
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New pollution figures confirm the need to shut Ontario's coal-fuelled generating stations as soon as possible, a watchdog group says. More...
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Hoyt Lakes, MN is the new ground zero of the continuing argument between jobs and the environment that has been fought since the dawn of environmentalism. More...
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FirstEnergy power plant installed a bird repellant that detonated every few minutes to keep the gulls away from the building. More...
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The United States' national symbol is finding Ashtabula County a hospitable haven, according to Ohio's latest eagle survey results. More...
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LSCWC is an international organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term sustainable health of Lake Superior and its watershed through basin-wide communication, education, scientific study, preservation and conservation of Lake Superior and its ecosystems. More...
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In the Chicago area's topsy-turvy climate, where floods and droughts are known to take turns causing headaches, a pavement that could help ease both has begun to seep into planners' thoughts. More...
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By 2008, ethanol is expected to be an almost $5 billion industry in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture expects ethanol production to increase to more than 1 billion gallons in 2008. More...
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A team of state Geological Survey scientists conducted a pilot study using a tool called sidescan sonar to produce images of 25 shipwrecks in areas of Lake Erie. More...
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A battle over the fate of Indiana's largest livestock farms got under way Monday, as lawmakers debated whether to impose a three-year moratorium and new, higher fees on the operations. More...
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Fisheries biologists aren’t sure what caused the yellow perch populations to crash in Green Bay and Lake Michigan, but it appears the fish are on the rebound. More...
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Lake advocates, ATV opponents and others gathered Saturday to lobby local legislators. The session drew members of some of the 80 organizations the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) represents in St. Paul. More...
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Environmentalist groups complained Tuesday that Lower Peninsula residents weren't getting a fair chance to sound off to state regulators over a proposed nickel and copper mine in the Upper Peninsula. More...
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Epcor Utilities Inc. has put its planned Kingsbridge II wind power project in Ontario on hold and is taking a $20-million charge because of uncertainties in local and provincial approvals. More...
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Starting next week, the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will be hosting a series of five public meetings around Lake Ontario to solicit public comment on a draft “Sportfishing Restoration and Spending Plan.†More...
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in Lansing recently awarded 41 applicants more than $3.2 million to clean up discarded tires around the state. More...
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Once hunted to near extinction, gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region and the northern Rocky Mountains have rebounded so successfully they no longer need federal protection, officials said Monday. More...
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A newly formed coalition called Lake Michigan Partners, comprised of four basin-based groups of eastern Wisconsin, is launching a campaign to protect Lake Michigan watersheds. More...
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The findings of two international investigations into Canada's enforcement of its own environmental laws have not been made public because they would be embarrassing for the Canadian government. More...