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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...