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Great Lakes Shipping Picks Up After Slow Spring	Great Lakes cargo numbers rallied in May after a slow start. Shipping officials have some cautious optimism about the coming...
Lookback: WWII veteran ship spends time as a civilian on the Great Lakes	A veteran of some of the toughest invasion landings of World War II, LST 393 spent 25 years as a civilian workhorse called...
Economic impact study underway	The cost of doing nothing to address the issue of low water levels on the Great Lakes will be high.
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...
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...
Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes	The Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Erie — make up the largest body of fresh water on Earth, accounting...
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...
Will Congress preserve Great Lakes restoration funding?	President Obama is asking for $300 million for the Great Lakes in his 2014 budget. That money would go to the Great Lakes...
Great Lakes water levels: A major piece of low water levels explained	The Great Lakes water levels are like a puzzle with many pieces. I've been writing about the weather part of the water level...
Toxic chemicals turn up in Great Lakes plastic pollution	Toxic chemicals clinging to plastics could cause health problems for fish and other organisms in the Great Lakes.
GLBF Letter to EPA	Click on link to read the letter.
EPA’s List of Advisers Contains Glaring Omission: BOATERS	Chicago--When the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its list of advisory board members “to support...
CSI: Invasives	Great Lakes researchers are using new DNA techniques to track down and control the spread of invasive species. The...
Cleveland port expects first international ship Thursday as Great Lakes shipping season gets under way	CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., opened at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Moments later, the Paul R....
So, apparently it's Spring? Milder weather is coming	A funny thing happened this morning as the snow squalls pounded down and the cold wind whipped through the city. The spring...
Great Lakes water levels spur Michigan Senate to OK cash for emergency dredging	LANSING, MI - Harbors and marinas in the Great Lakes State would get help from about $21 million for dredging projects...
Spring Boating Expo brings everything boating to Novi March 14-17	The Spring Boating Expo cruises into the Suburban Collection Showplace March 14-17, bringing hundreds of boats to see and...
Great Lakes levels up slightly, but 'boaters are going to be shocked'	Great Lakes Michigan and Huron in February bounced back slightly from all-time record lows set in January, according to...
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...
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...
Celebrating 30 years of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant with 30 of our biggest milestones	Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and 30 years of working to protect and preserve the beauty...
Waterways Caucus: Michigan Sen. Goeff Hansen establishes Great Lakes legislative group to tackle dredging and more	LANSING, MI – A West Michigan senator is helping forge a bipartisan coalition of senators and House members to promote and...
Great Lakes Scuttlebutt debuts boat-show website	Great Lakes Scuttlebutt Magazine launched Attheboatshow.com, a website devoted entirely to providing information about boat...