Higher Lake Michigan water level means less beach

<> Higher Lake Michigan water level means less beach - Lake Michigan's water level is nearly an inch above where it was this time last year. For boats and those in the shipping industry, higher levels mean easier access for all.

Western Lake Erie Report Update

<> Western Lake Erie Report Update - In response to questions of interpretation related to results in the report, Informing Lake Erie Agriculture Nutrient Management via Scenario Evaluation, communications improvements have been made in an April 2016 update. Informing Lake Erie Agriculture Nutrient Management via Scenario Evaluation – project website includes full report, update report and much more

COMMENTARY: What if Enbridge is wrong about its 63-year-old pipeline?

<> COMMENTARY: What if Enbridge is wrong about its 63-year-old pipeline? - Although the pipes lying beneath the Straits of Mackinac were meant to last only 50 years, the Enbridge people say that, with proper maintenance, they could serve their purpose much longer than that.

Great Lakes Protection is Critical, Canadian and American Residents Tell International Joint Commission

<> Great Lakes Protection is Critical, Canadian and American Residents Tell International Joint Commission - Eighty-five percent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important, according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted on public perception of the world's largest freshwater system -- the IJC sponsored the survey is summarized in a new report 2015 Binational Great Lakes Basin Poll

St. Lawrence listed among endangered waterways

<> St. Lawrence listed among endangered waterways - The impact of outdated dam operations has placed the St. Lawrence River among the most endangered watercourses in the United States, according to an American environmental group -- No. 9 on a list of 10 rivers named Tuesday as the most endangered rivers in the United States by American Rivers

Move over Polar Vortex, "Omega Block" to bring warmer, dry weather to Great Lakes

<> Move over Polar Vortex, "Omega Block" to bring warmer, dry weather to Great Lakes - A weather pattern called an "omega block" will be forming over the U.S. this week -- the Great Lakes and Michigan will be centered under the warm and dry part of the omega block.

Public invited to forum focused on Lake Erie issues

<> Public invited to forum focused on Lake Erie issues - Pennsylvania Sea Grant and the state Department of Environmental Protection are inviting community members to the first meeting of the new Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum.