| More Blue Flags will be flying in Canada this summer | TORONTO, ON – For the 2013 sun, surf, and sand season, 18 beaches and four marinas in Canada have been awarded the... | |
| International Joint Commission issues Great Lakes report card | Over the past 25 years, environmental protection measures have greatly improved the health of the Great Lakes. However, the... | |
| Study: Rising Lake Superior temperatures affecting fish species | DULUTH, Minn. — A new study shows that climate change could mean better conditions for some Lake Superior fish species, but... | |
| DNR research vessels take to Great Lakes to learn more about Michigan’s fisheries | The Department of Natural Resources has announced all four of its research vessels are back on the water, conducting annual... | |
| Rain may increase algae in Lake Erie | Another wetter-than-average Ohio spring has experts worried that severe toxic-algae problems will return to Lake Erie this... | |
| IJC Releases 16th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality: Notes Significant Achievement but Sustained Investment and Action Needed | The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released a report on how the health of the Great Lakes has changed over the... | |
| What’s draining the Great Lakes? | PORT HURON, MI -- The Saint Clair River is a major trunk line for commercial navigation. But, is it also possible that it's... | |
| Asian carp fish found in Grand River sparks alarm for conservation officials | WATERLOO REGION — They have no natural predators, eat nearly everything in sight and can take over lakes and rivers like an... | |
| Great Lakes water levels: How did April's rain raise Lake Michigan and Huron, and what is the forecast? | The heavy rainfall in April did have a dramatic effect on the water level of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The U.S. Army... | |
| Lake Huron sinkholes harbor unexpected life forms | Compared to the dark depths of the ocean or the frigid ends of the earth, Lake Huron hardly seems like an extreme... | |
| Weighing environmental, economic impacts of dredging | This year record low water levels have spurred the Michigan government to spend over $20 million on dredging. Many hope... | |
| Spreading the invasive spiny water flea upsets lake ecosystems | Researchers believe that anchors and fishing lines can help spread the invasive spiny water flea, and Great Lakes fishermen... | |
| Environmentalists urge Gov. Cuomo to support IJC’s Bv7 water management proposal | Conservationists urged Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday to join thousands of citizens who have shown their support for a new... | |
| Illinois sets coastal priorities with online community | Want to protect your Great Lakes coast? Now you can direct resource protection with a click of a mouse. The Illinois Coastal... | |
| Obama Administration Releases Plan to Promote Ocean Economy and Resilience | Today, the Obama Administration released its final plan for translating the National Ocean Policy into on-the-ground actions... | |
| Dredging can churn up historical contaminants | Dredging may be a solution to Great Lakes low water, but it can also lead to contaminated sediments re-merging into the... | |
| Coast Guard, other agencies sampling Lake Michigan water to improve polluter probes | GRAND HAVEN, MI – The U.S. Coast Guard, working with state and local officials, is taking water samples this week in Lake... | |
| Water supply down, Lake Superior drops | Lake Superior dropped two inches in March, a month it usually drops only a half-inch, the International Lake Superior Board... | |
| Going Green: Great Lakes Environmental Assessment | Looking at the results of the Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping Project might be a little alarming especially... | |
| Record-sized Lake Erie algae bloom of 2011 may become regular occurrence, study says | The record-shattering glut of toxic algae that fouled much of Lake Erie in 2011 wasn't a fluke, but a sign of what's likely... | |
| CSI: Invasives | Great Lakes researchers are using new DNA techniques to track down and control the spread of invasive species. The... | |
| Asian carp may be back in Lake Erie, scientists fear | Is the dreaded Asian carp swimming in Lake Erie again? It’s a mystery as big as the lake. The question terrifies several... | |
| Illustrating the Aesthetic Impacts of Offshore Wind Turbines in Lake Erie | Issue In recent years, the Great Lakes community has intensified efforts to investigate and develop alternative energy... | |
| North shore conservation groups worried about stormwater pollution | Members of conservation groups are worried about the effect of stormwater runoff on Lake Superior. About two dozen people... | |
| Center seeks information on Great Lakes waterspouts | The residents of Belgium Wis. were surprised to see what they thought to be a winter waterspout recently in Lake Michigan,... | |
| Spring Rain, Then Foul Algae in Ailing Lake Erie | TOLEDO, Ohio — For those who live and play on the shores of Lake Erie, the spring rains that will begin falling here soon... | |
| Check Out Lake Michigan's 50-Pound Ice Balls | Lake Michigan has an otherworldly beauty for every season — I have never seen its Neptunian blue faithfully reproduced, even... | |
| How the sequester might affect cleanup projects in the Great Lakes | I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but folks in Washington aren’t exactly getting along these days. They couldn’t agree on how... | |
| Dredging money pouring into New Buffalo | NEW BUFFALO — The New Buffalo CIty Council moved forward with plans to dredge shallow areas of the Galien River used by... | |
| Experts warn Lake Erie algae may increase if cities, farms don't control nutrient threat | TRAVERSE CITY — Toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie may form more often unless farms and cities do a better job of controlling... | |
| Federal ruling could determine fate of historic steamship | LUDINGTON -- As the S.S. Badger prepares for its 60th season, a federal ruling could determine the future of the last coal-... | |
| Acid test: Threat to oceans may also harm Great Lakes | The increased carbon dioxide changing the water chemistry and ecology of oceans may also be affecting freshwater and the... | |
| Asian carp DNA found around the Great Lakes, but the invasive fish have yet to be captured | CLEVELAND, Ohio - Federal and state officials have had success in finding plentiful environmental DNA of Asian carp in... | |
| New England offshore wind planning offers lessons for Great Lakes | When Scandia, a Norwegian wind company, announced its plans to install 200 turbines in Lake Michigan four miles from the... | |
| Brockport professor works to fight algae | In the last 50 years, things have been looking pretty murky around Lake Ontario’s shoreline and Dr. Joseph Makarewicz wants... | |
| Expert: Lake Erie better but still at risk | Almost 45 years after the Cuyahoga River famously caught fire and prompted widespread changes in how our water supplies are... | |
| Minnesota Pollution Control Agency launches investigation of Red Cliff’s handling of barrels | The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is investigating how the Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe handled barrels of Cold War... | |
| Millions of research dollars go to Ohio scientists studying algae | The fertilizers, manure and sewage that rains wash into Lake Erie each summer help grow a “bloom” of toxic algae that pose a... | |
| Lake Superior barrels contained explosives, Red Cliff Band finds | The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says it found still-active explosives in barrels of military waste retrieved... | |
| Ohio researchers trying to turn algae into fuel | TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Researchers already know how to turn algae into fuel. The challenge is how to make that profitable. A... | |
| NY releases bloater fish in Lake Ontario | OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — New York's Department of Environmental Conservation is partnering with federal and Canadian agencies to... | |
| What’s in your gasoline? | LAKE WYLIE -- It was an expected problem for boaters, and now it’s confirmed. The U.S. Department of Energy last week... | |
| Pipeline shutdown continues as feds hand down large fines to Enbridge | It’s been nearly a month since a rupture in a pipeline operated by Enbridge dumped an estimated million gallons of... | |
| Wisconsin Invests $2.5 Million To Create Houghton Falls Nature Preserve | Governor Doyle today announced more than $2.5 million in funding to protect some of Wisconsin’s unique natural areas... | |
| Daley demands criminal investigation of Michigan oil spill | Arguing that “oil is worse than Asian Carp,” an indignant Mayor Daley today demanded that Michigan’s... | |
| Oil spills into waterway | MONTREAL — A shipping accident caused up to 200 tonnes of bunker oil to gush into the St. Lawrence Seaway and had... | |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. Mobilizes More Vessels off the Louisiana Coast | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. reported that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one... | |
| Senate rivals chart separate courses on Chicago River | They've clashed over exaggerated resumes and alleged mob ties. Now Senate candidates Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias... | |
| A deep look at polluted waters | It starts with graceful Beluga whales gliding through the cold, clear water in the mouth of the St. Lawrence River.... | |
| DNR wants gray wolf off the endangered list | The gray wolf should immediately be removed from the federal government's endangered and threatened species list and... |
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