The Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant program are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory through an open house this weekend. The lab, which moved […]
Lake Erie island lab celebrates 100 years of biological science
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, will host a community lecture on Lake Trout Restoration on September 18 at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. The conversation will […]
Lake Trout restoration in Thunder Bay lecture Sept. 18
Boat captains today have far more information about weather conditions, thanks to buoys and other data sources. Federal funding cuts could jeopardize those safety advances. Read the full story by […]
How science has prevented (so far) another shipwreck like Edmund Fitzgerald
Michigan lawmakers are trying a different route to secure funding for a controversial copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula after grant dollars did not get approved last year.  Read […]
Michigan lawmakers try to get funding for U.P. copper mine – again
The Fourth Annual Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit will be held on September 16 and 17, at the Gun Lake Casino Resort in Wayland, Michigan. The event will bring together […]
Federal policy, innovation, and trade zones: Key topics at upcoming Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit
Lake Erie’s cyanobacteria bloom has shrunk to an area of approximately 300 square miles, but officials continue to warn that the water remains toxic and residents should exercise caution. Read […]
Lake Erie’s algal bloom shrinks, but toxin levels remain a concern
Given society’s growing interest in AI, the data center industry will likely continue its rapid expansion. But without a consistent and transparent way to track water consumption over time, the […]
COMMENTARY: Thirsty data centers in Wisconsin should disclose water use
A dry summer in Montreal, as well as across southern and eastern Ontario, has pushed water levels in the lower St. Lawrence River to their lowest August level in more […]
Why is the St. Lawrence River at its lowest August water level in more than a decade?
The Supreme Court of Canada, in its decision released Thursday morning, announced it won’t hear an appeal of lower court decisions that confirm the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation’s ownership […]
Saugeen First Nation looks to the future after Supreme Court denies appeal in dispute over Ontario beach
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in West Michigan has officially earned “operations status,” becoming the first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. to reopen after a shutdown. Once the […]
Palisades Nuclear Plant in West Michigan authorized to receive fuel, continue restart efforts
The U.S. EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative awarded the Ohio Department of Agriculture a $1 million grant to help expand conservation efforts in the Western Lake Erie Basin to help […]
Ohio Department of Agriculture receives $1M grant to expand conservation of Western Lake Erie Basin
A major step in the eventual removal of the Gorge Dam from the Cuyahoga River is about to commence. Dignitaries including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. EPA Region 5 […]
Sediment removal begins soon behind Gorge Dam on Cuyahoga River