| New gas mix may put boats at risk | Jim Frazer is lucky. The Port Huron Township resident can trailer his 24-foot Grady-White boat to gas stations, looking for... | |
| Walker's proposal may violate Clean Water Act | The former head of the Division of Water in the state Department of Natural Resources said rollbacks of clean water... | |
| Michigan Prevails in Great Lakes Ballast Water Battle | The State Of Michigan has issued following press release: State officials today announced an important step forward... | |
| Friend of lakes nominated to IJC | Advocates for a more environmentally oriented approach to water level regulation on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River... | |
| Michigan Scientists Urge Congress To Protect EPA Oversight | Michigan scientists studying the effects of global climate change say a budget bill passed by the U.S. House threatens the... | |
| Ballast Water Permit Part of Settlement With EPA | A settlement announced Tuesday between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and conservation organizations focuses... | |
| EPA seeks comments on waterway regulations | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment to help develop proposed regulations, as required by the... | |
| EPA takes Great Lakes cleanup funding applications | Federal officials are taking applications for grants to pay for Great Lakes cleanup projects. The U.S. Environmental... | |
| EPA Great Lakes Restoration Grants | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the agency is requesting applications from states,... | |
| EPA Budget Proposal Focuses on Air and Climate Rules, Cuts Water Grants | U.S. EPA would take a 12.6 percent funding cut under President Obama's budget request for fiscal 2012, which would... | |
| EPA Plans To Examine Every Aspect Of Hydraulic Fracturing | The EPA has proposed examining every aspect of hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to waste disposal, according to... | |
| Obama's budget director: 'Tough choices' in store | President Barack Obama's budget director is pointing to spending cuts in three programs as examples of the "tough... | |
| EPA awards $196,000 to Kalamazoo Nature Center to target invasive species in wetlands | KALAMAZOO — Conservationists at the Kalamazoo Nature Center want to stop invasive species from encroaching on area... | |
| EPA studying what water quality improvements are needed in the Grand River | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working to improve water quality of the Grand River and is in the process of... | |
| Great Lakes Bay Region residents hope EPA, Dow offer relocation in dioxin issue | KOCHVILLE TWP. -- Some Great Lakes Bay Region residents expressed dissatisfaction with the EPA's dioxin cleanup plan for... | |
| EPA holds public forums about Great Lakes Bay Region dioxin cleanup | Great Lakes Bay Region residents will have the chance to share their opinions on the area dioxin cleanup at three public... | |
| EPA misses dioxin deadlines | In May 2009 newly appointed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Jackson called Dow Chemical’s... | |
| Lawsuit seeks to block E15 | The National Marine Manufacturers Association and several other groups today filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the... | |
| High levels of chromium found in Chicago-area tap water | The cancer-causing metal made infamous by the movie "Erin Brockovich" is turning up in tap water from Chicago and... | |
| EPA to allow using Superfund costs for river dredging | The Environmental Protection Agency has given a huge boost to local efforts to dredge the Sheboygan River deep enough to be... | |
| EPA says 50 Kalamazoo River oil spill sites clean | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says crews have finished cleanup at 50 sites in the Kalamazoo River system where a... | |
| EPA gives Sea Grant $1.5 million for Great Lakes | ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The federal government has awarded $1.5 million to the Michigan Sea Grant program for two Great Lakes... | |
| USA. NMMA denounces EPA partial approval for E15 | Partial waiver excludes boats, creates significant risk of misfueling and widespread consumer confusion. Today, the... | |
| First grants awarded in Michigan for President's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $2 million in federal grants to three Southeast Michigan... | |
| EPA christens new research vessel in Duluth | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials on Friday christened their Lake Superior research vessel, the Lake Explorer... | |
| E15 waiver could cause consumer confusion | The Environmental Protection Agency's expected partial waiver to allow E15 for newer road vehicles will likely lead to... | |
| New EPA air pollution rule could reduce smog along Lake Michigan | For years the mostly rural communities along the western shore of Lake Michigan have suffered from ozone and particle... | |
| EPA picks 28 Ohio finalists for Great Lakes restoration grants | Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has announced that 28 Ohio restoration projects, totaling $17 million in investment, were chosen as... | |
| US EPA awards $17 million to nearly 30 Ohio projects to clean up Lake Erie watershed | Nearly 30 Ohio applicants have been awarded more than $17 million in federal grants as part of President Obama's Great... | |
| White Lake group opposes EPA cleanup plan, suggests multipronged habitat restoration approach | The White Lake Public Advisory Council, supported by the Whitehall City Council and a variety of other groups and officials... | |
| Fremont to get U.S. aid to remove Ballville dam | Fremont will get $400,000 in federal money to help it remove the 35-foot-high Ballville Dam on the Sandusky River. The... | |
| EPA addresses discharges at American Boating Congress | The Environmental Protection Agency expects to publish by next winter a proposed rule for best management practices for non-... | |
| Toxic sediment being removed from St. Marys River | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says work has started on removing contaminated sediment from the St. Marys River... | |
| $49M dredging under way on Ottawa River | One of the largest cleanups in Great Lakes history kicked into high gear yesterday in North Toledo. At 8 a.m., crews began... | |
| U.S. EPA announces $7.6 million in grants for Great Lakes | Twenty-five projects designed to protect and restore the Great Lakes will receive a total of $7.6 million in grants,... | |
| Grand Cal toxins excavated | The first phase of a long-awaited cleanup of the Grand Calumet River was completed last week, with remediation work on the... | |
| EPA issues tougher water standards | The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening drinking water standards to impose stricter limits on four contaminants... | |
| Black River in EPA sights | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it wants to add sections of the Black River that run through... | |
| EPA wants more wells to protect White Lake from effects of old chemical plant | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan it says will clean up groundwater to safe levels within 18... | |
| Waukegan mayor hammers home harbor cleanup plan | There was a time when the sight of a Waukegan mayor taking a sledgehammer to the Outboard Marine Corp. plant would have been... | |
| Feb. 25 public meeting to discuss St. Marys River cleanup | The Binational Public Advisory Council for the St. Marys River will hold a public information meeting about the Great Lakes... | |
| $2.2B EPA plan for Great Lakes | The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes. The $2.2 billion plan, to be... | |
| EPA to Staunch Flood of Storm Water Runoff Polluting U.S. Waterways | Little Black Creek has a long history of abuse. The stream in western Michigan runs through an industrialized area, and its... | |
| Underwater robot hunts in Great Lakes | One of the Environmental Protection Agency's newest members uses side-scan sonar to look at the watery depths of Lake... | |
| Saginaw Bay to receive $230,000 for four environmental projects | The Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative is paying off, to the tune of more than $230,000 for projects targeting beach quality and... | |
| Bryan takes lead in drive to protect its precious water | While the water-blessed Great Lakes region hasn't encountered Western-style conflicts over water yet, legal scholars... | |
| Marine groups write to EPA about E15 | This week, in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's pending decision on the Growth Energy waiver... |
