Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers

<> Increasing levels of flame retardants in smallmouth bass threaten Lake Erie fish consumers - Levels of hazardous flame retardants in most Great Lakes fish are declining - or at least researchers thought they were. But a new study shows that this isn't the case for Lake Erie smallmouth bass. . .

Great Lakes ice cover: See the dramatic difference a year makes

<> Great Lakes ice cover: See the dramatic difference a year makes - What a difference a year can make when it comes to weather on the Great Lakes. That also means ice cover can vary greatly.

Water Policy Expert Anticipates Canada Will Block Waukesha's Great Lakes Application

<> Water Policy Expert Anticipates Canada Will Block Waukesha's Great Lakes Application - If the Great Lakes states approve the diversion, Canada will use the treaty rights to veto a diversion -- the director of the Center for Water Policy at UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences, Jenny Kehl, says the pending decision on Waukesha's request to divert Great Lakes water will have national significance. Opposition mounts against Wisconsin town's request for Great Lakes water

Action Alert: Sign-on Letter Circulates to Restore Great Lakes Funding

<> Action Alert: Sign-on Letter Circulates to Restore Great Lakes Funding - With cuts to Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding in President Obama's budget request for FY 2017, members of the U.S. House of Representatives are circulating a dear colleague letter to restore funding.

Enbridge Over Troubled Water - The Enbridge GXL System's Threat to the Great Lakes

<> Enbridge Over Troubled Water - The Enbridge GXL System's Threat to the Great Lakes - issued by the Sierra Club and 17 environmental and indigenous organizations last month -- extensive investigation notes that many of Enbridge's pipelines already carry syncrude from destructive tar sands mining and heavy toxic tar sands oil that would have been carried by the rejected Keystone XL pipeline.

Report: U.S., Michigan face dire consequences if Soo Locks fail

<> Report: U.S., Michigan face dire consequences if Soo Locks fail - A U.S. Department of Homeland Security report indicates a 6-month shutdown of the Poe Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, if one occurred, would plunge the nation into recession, closing factories and mines, halting auto and appliance production in the U.S. for most of a year and result in the loss of some 11 million jobs across the nation.

Who is the Great Lakes candidate? Groups ask support for region's interest

<> Who is the Great Lakes candidate? Groups ask support for region's interest - The interstate Great Lakes Commission joined a platform this week seeking commitment from whomever wins the election to maintain funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) that funds habitat projects, pollution cleanup and fights invasive species through grants to state and local agencies. Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Presidential Platform