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Steel shipments are up at the Port of Milwaukee, Wisc., by 47 percent through September. More...

In Illinois, long-term improvements to Waukegan Municipal Beach and the Lake Michigan shoreline around it took a step forward earlier this month with the awarding of $150,000 in state funds toward a Waukegan Lakefront Active Implementation Plan. More...

The N.Y. state Department of Environmental Conservation is accepting public comments on a series of proposed changes to the state's freshwater fishing regulations. More...

The phosphorus-fueled harmful algal blooms, or HABs, around western Lake Erie has provoked changes in the fish populations of Lake Erie. More...

The Great Lakes Commission was mandated to produce an overview of crude oil transportation in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River region. The draft report was released Sept. 30 for public comment, and is available online. The deadline for submitting comments is Dec. 1. More...

Even though restoration of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wis., won't be completed for a month, fish of all sizes are already swimming through the construction zone to try out new rock-lined riffles and pools. More...

The Mich. Dept. of Natural Resources is mounting an effort to acquire 150 acres of undeveloped duneland to create an unbroken stretch of publicly owned Lake Michigan shoreline. More...

Jon Allan, the director for Michigan's Office of the Great Lakes, is expected to deliver a keynote address on water strategy at the upcoming Freshwater Summit in Traverse City, Mich. More...

The ice caves in Lake Superior's Apostle Islands were a huge tourist hit last winter. To help pay for extra staffing and facilities, the park is proposing a $5 fee for visitors 12 and older. More...

Even though restoration of the Menomonee River upstream of the Wisconsin Ave. bridge won't be completed for a month, fish of all sizes are already swimming through the construction zone to try out new rock-lined riffles and pools. More...

The 310 acres of undeveloped duneland north of the Kalamazoo River has been the holy grail of West Michigan conservationists for years. Now the Michigan DNR is mounting an effort to acquire 150 acres of that land to create an unbroken stretch of publicly owned Lake Michigan shoreline. But the Holland Sentinel Editorial Board fears it may be too little, too late. More...

Anyone who cares to learn more about those Great Lakes issues can attend the seventh annual Freshwater Summit in Traverse City, Mich. on Oct. 31. Speakers will discuss water issues in the Great Lakes region that range from sea lampreys to Michigan's blue economy and harmful algae blooms. More...

Climate change and invasive mussels may have made Lake Erie a more inviting host for toxic bacteria in recent years, suggesting that ambitious goals are needed for reducing phosphorus runoff that feeds large blooms like the one that forced a temporary tap water shutdown in and near Toledo, Ohio, scientists said Wednesday. More...

Tens of thousands of people parked their vehicles and walked out to the breathtaking ice caves along Apostle Islands National Lakeshore last winter -- so many that it stressed the budget of the National Park Service property. More...

The purchase would mark the return of a service that was popular in the 1980s and '90s, when the restaurants and bars in the Flats were at the zenith of their popularity. More...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Ottawa and Quèbec are both expected to table legislation by the end of the year to jointly manage the petroleum resources in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. More...

A supertanker on its way to collect oilsands bitumen from a port in the St. Lawrence River is being held by Transport Canada because of a problem with the emergency fire equipment on board. More...

In the Senate and House, legislation is still being drafted that would order the Corps to actually do something to block Asian carp. It's gone nowhere. Everybody has an excuse: It's somebody else's fault. More...

The city of Lorain has scored a state honor for work to restore the natural ecology of the Black River. More...

Less than a year after its launch, the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced its first three agriculture nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. More...

Pop quiz - what's your climate knowledge? Visit the U.S. EPA's website to take a fun climate quiz! Test your level of understanding regarding climate change, factors that contribute to climate change, and things that individuals can do to make a difference. More...

Benefactors want to contribute to the $9.5 million needed to buy the land north of Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck Township and are waiting for the state to approve a $500,000 grant for the project. More...

James E. Garvey, vice chancellor for research at Southern IllinoisUniversity, Carbondale, recently visited China as part of a projectresearching the Yangtze and Mississippi rivers, including a look at theAsian carp present in both. Is there hope for eating away the problem? More...

Piloted by "Professor" John Wise, the 71-year-old aviation pioneer took tothe sky from Lindell Park in St. Louis, Mo. in 1879. No trace of a wreckor the craft was ever found. Did it crash into Lake Michigan? More...

A crisp breeze with a warm, sunny sky helped make this year's annualLighthouse Festival into the perfect fall celebration for northern Ohiofamilies. More...