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Several members of Congress are preparing legislation to take gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Wyoming off the endangered list in an attempt to undo court decisions that have blocked wolf hunting and trapping. More...
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Frigid temperatures have brought hard water to Lake Erie, and ice fishing season has begun. More...
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The editors of a Penn. newspaper say Pennsylvania's Congressional contingent should support an Ohio-sponsored effort to continue a Great Lakes cleanup program. More...
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The little island just upstream of the Blatnik Bridge in the Duluth-Superior harbor will get a facelift this year to help terns and maybe plovers battle back against ring-billed gulls. More...
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Ontario Provincial Police have closed a 90-kilometer (56-mile) stretch of Highway 17 along Lake Superior after a train derailment; one of the cars contains propane and has a minor leak. More...
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60% of Lake Erie's surface area is now covered by ice. More...
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Five months after Toledo shut down the drinking-water supply of 500,000 area residents because of toxic algae in Lake Erie, a consulting firm has produced a scathing report blasting the city's public utilities department. More...
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Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibers from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products. More...
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The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway is undergoing a transformation that will see more than $7-billion worth of investments by 2018. More...
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Michigan Tech University is one of five universities helping research underwater equipment. This is their first year as a part of the Alliance for Coastal Technologies, and Tech was selected as the official winter test site. More...
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With sub-zero temperatures, severe wind chills and snowfall, one photographer chose to brave the frigid weather for hours on end - to capture these stunning photos of St Joseph Lighthouse in Michigan. More...
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Recent revelations that the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. had approved another $860,020 for the company that manages Canalside demand the complete accounting that board members say is forthcoming. More...
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Michigan Tech University is one of five universities helping research underwater equipment. This is their first year as a part of the Alliance for Coastal Technologies, and Tech was selected as the official winter test site. More...
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For the first time in about 25 years, the water level of the all the Great Lakes is above normal. Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron are about 5 inches above the long term average. More...
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Ohio Congressman Bob Latta has reintroduced a bill that would force environmental regulators to come up with a plan to look into health risks associated with algae toxins, and also come up with testing and treatment guidelines. More...
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Scientists are examining whether the Thames River in southwest Ontario has a connection to the algae in Lake Erie. More...
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The ice balls of Lake Michigan are back. It's a phenomenon that has been seen each of the last three winters along the shoreline in Leelanau County, Mich. More...
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Ice fishermen have returned to some Chicago harbors, even though it might be a little early to be standing on the not-so-thick ice. More...
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Ice flowing down the St. Clair River is a sign of bitter temperatures. U.S. Coast Guard worked the western basin of Lake Erie this week, while the Canadian Griffin worked on the river system, which includes the St. Clair River. More...
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First, it was tiny plastic beads from facial washes and toothpaste turning up in the Great Lakes, scientists now are raising concerns about fibers from synthetic clothing. More...
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A remarkable story of ecological recovery lays 16 miles southwest of the mouth of the St. Clair River, at the end of the navigation channel cutting across Lake St. Clair: The Detroit River. More...
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Steelheads are dying off in droves as they make their way from Lake Ontario to the Salmon River, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says it all has to do with an inexplicable vitamin B deficiency. More...
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The snow and bitter cold are transforming the Lake Erie shoreline at Presque Isle, Pa., with ice dunes quickly forming. More...
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The Great Lakes' winter wonderland can prove lethal to the uninformed visitor, and one should approach with extreme caution. More...
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Steelheads are dying off in droves as they make their way from Lake Ontario to the Salmon River, and the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation says it all has to do with an inexplicable vitamin B deficiency. More...