Great Lakes News

A black mound of Canadian oil waste is rising over Detroit

May 21, 2013 8:05:50 AM
A three-story pile of petroleum coke that covers an entire city block is continuing to grow along the banks of the Detroit River. Detroit's ever-growing black mountain is the unloved, unwanted and long overlooked byproduct of Canada's oil sands boom.

Work done at ex-brownfield site on Detroit River

May 21, 2013 8:05:50 AM
A nine year effort to clean up an old Chrysler manufacturing facility that is located adjacent to Humbug Marsh, the last mile of natural shoreline on the US mainland of the Detroit River, has been completed!

Kites draw eyes to the sky at Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven

May 21, 2013 8:05:50 AM
Kite enthusiasts and curious onlookers stopped by Grand Haven State Park on Saturday for the second day of the 25th Annual Great Lakes Kite Festival.

Study: Rising Lake Superior temperatures affecting fish species

May 21, 2013 8:05:50 AM
A new study shows that climate change could mean better conditions for some Lake Superior fish species, but worse for others.

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From the forum

IJC: Taking A New Approach to Managing the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River

2012-02-14
IJC proposes new approach to managing levels and flows in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence Riverwith the assistance of a Working Group of representatives from Canada, the United States, the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the State of New York.

"Protecting the Great Lakes" Symposium

2012-02-14
Symposium presented by the Seventh Circuit Bar Association Foundation and the Field Museum of Natural History.

Grant Specialist Position Open

2012-01-27
Grant Specialist position open at Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program.