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The change in direction from Lake Huron to the Flint River will allow the city to make sorely needed infrastructure improvements and avoid insolvency in the water fund. More...

Expanding proposals for more pipeline capacity by pipeline companies as well as plans to ship tar sands crude oil across Lake Superior and other Great Lakes create worries among residents of the midwest. More...

Cargo vessels have been experiencing a lot of trouble on the Great Lakes lately due to the "ice blockade" from this winter. More...

Some materials that would be stored in a proposed underground nuclear waste facility less than a mile from Lake Huron are hundreds of times more radioactive than was told to Canadian government officials considering the site. More...

Windsor, Ont., police unveiled their new high-tech "security vessel" - a new rapid response boat that will be used for patrols, enforcement and rescues on Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River and Lake Erie. More...

The swarms of invasive Asian carp that infest the Illinois River may not want to hear this, but they're good to eat. More...

A museum-quality ship model of the Edmund Fitzgerald will join more than a dozen other models of Great Lakes ships on display at the Milwaukee Public Library this weekend in Wisconsin. More...

The S.S. Badger carferry in Ludington is undergoing some major improvements, but will be set to sail on May 16. More...

The state of Michigan has issued the permits needed for the city to begin using the Flint River for drinking water, a major step toward ending water purchases from the city of Detroit as early as next week. More...

Canada is a step closer to picking a place to store spent nuclear fuel underground for the next 100,000 years, a project that's backfired on some of the world's other nuclear economies. More...

Windsor police unveiled their new high-tech "security vessel" - a new rapid response patrol boat called the "Defender". More...

A long, cold winter that froze huge swaths of the Great Lakes continues to be felt well into the spring with a slow start to the 2014 commercial shipping season. More...

The town of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls will operate Caliper Lake Park after reaching an agreement with the province. More...

Officials at Isle Royale National Park on Isle Royale, Mich., plan to address the island's dwindling wolf population using a comprehensive planning process expected to begin this fall. More...

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels have started their annual rise, and the forecast is out for the projected rise in water levels this summer. More...

Operators of the S.S. Badger carferry in Ludington, Mich., say they've begun retrofitting the vessel to allow ash from its coal-fired burners to be stored onboard while the ferryboat hauls passengers and vehicles across Lake Michigan. More...

The 2014 meeting and conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will bring together municipal, provincial and state/federal officials along with stakeholders on June 18-20 in Thunder Bay, Ont. This year's theme is "Navigating Change: Fresh Air, Fresh Water, Fresh Ideas." More...

Wildlife and environmental groups in Minn. are claiming victory for conservation practices in the new farm bill, where two of their top priorities made it into law. More...

The 1st Cobourg Girl Guides are one of 78 groups across Ontario to receive funding geared towards the protection of the Great Lakes. More...

Officials at Isle Royale National Park in Isle Royale, Mich. plan to address the island's dwindling wolf population within a broader context, using a comprehensive planning process expected to get under way this fall. More...

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels have started the annual rise. Water levels on Lake Michigan- Huron typically rise from March through July. Lake Michigan- Huron has risen one inch since early March, but is 13 inches higher than this same time last year. More...

Operators of the S.S. Badger, in Ludington, Mich. say they've begun retrofitting the vessel to allow ash from its coal-fired burners to be stored onboard while the ferryboat hauls passengers and vehicles across Lake Michigan. More...

Wisconsin wildlife officials want to give the state's invasive species list its first overhaul, proposing to relax efforts to eliminate the emerald ash borer but get tougher on nearly 90 other plants and animals. More...

A bipartisan group of 46 House lawmakers want Congress to reject proposed cuts by the White House to a Great Lakes cleanup fund. Last month, the Obama administration proposed cutting the budget for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which cleans up pollution and restores fish and wildlife habitats, from $300 million to $275 million, a 9 percent cut. More...

With ice 3 feet deep still covering many lakes in northern Wisconsin and yet more snow delivered last week, Wisconsin State fish biologists are expecting an increase in fish kills due to low oxygen levels in some shallower lakes. As a result, anglers and lakeshore property owners could see an increased number of fish littering shorelines when the ice finally melts. More...