Water levels on Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair are lower when compared to recent years, but are still well above average, say conservation authority officials.

Bob Elm waited for the setting sun to dip below the horizon before heading out onto the chilly blue waters of Mille Lacs Lake.

Fred Yoder found that applying nitrogen-infused fertilizer to his fields three times in a growing season instead of all at once helped his crops use the nutrient more efficiently, and less nitrogen ended up in rivers and streams.

The St. Clair Flats area, located in the southern tip of St. Clair County, is home to a diverse bird species and is a destination for kayakers and canoers who want to view the interesting wildlife. The area is getting revitalized with the cooperation of Ducks Unlimited, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Audubon Great Lakes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers not reissue a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine over concerns that it could violate Fond du Lac Reservation’s water quality standards.

It looks like visitors flocking to Lake Michigan beaches this summer will be in for a welcome sight.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is launching a comprehensive study of the Great Lakes shoreline after securing $1.1 million to begin the long-awaited look at vulnerability to high water and erosion along the inland coast.

Big remediation projects include Rouge River and Detroit River

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative announced on Thursday that it will expand its Resilient Coastal Projects Initiative to include shoreline in West Michigan, from St. Joseph to Petoskey.

S2G Ventures, a leading multi-stage investment firm in food, agriculture, ocean and seafood markets, has unveiled eight Ocean and Seafood trends that are moving us closer towards an ocean that can sustain abundant marine life, regulate our climate, provide food and crucial ecosystem services for a growing population, and support a healthy planet well into the future.

A new wetland is coming to Wood County, just on the outskirts of Bowling Green, and it is one of many that will be part of the H2Ohio program that was instituted by Gov. Mike DeWine to cut harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.

The violent racism centered around tribal fishers’ use of gill nets, despite the fact the nets had been used by Anishinaabek since long before the settlement of European colonizers. The nets had been declared illegal by the state of Michigan.

“Storms are getting worse and becoming more frequent,” Muchow says. “These communities recognize they gotta do something, or their town is going to be, step by step, flood by flood, going away.” —Kurt Muchow

The Lake Erie shoreline in Buffalo has been battered in recent years by more frequently occurring seiches – the wind-driven waves that cause drastic differences in water levels.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed that the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023 released on March 28 includes over $6.6 million in funding for the USACE Civil Works program, with over $103 million designated for projects in the Buffalo District.

Fined $100,000 for destroying piping plover habitat, the Town of South Bruce Peninsula is in court arguing over just what an Ontario beach should be

New legislation introduced in Congress aims to create a federal entity dedicated exclusively to advancing solutions to the challenges faced by the eight states of Great Lakes region.

Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to control aquatic invasions have met with mixed success in general.

30 years on, Canada, U.S. make good on Great Lakes