The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation today that would establish a national standard for ballast water discharges by oceangoing vessels in...
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The state will resume offering permits to harvest submerged logs from the Great Lakes. New permits had been blocked for the last eight years.
Old growth logs have...
Michigan's attorney general is taking the issue of Asian Carp to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bill Schuette and the attorneys general from four other Great Lakes states...
A non-profit group wants Cheboygan County to create a deep-water port for international commerce.
They say a port could spur economic development in the area,...
A new study of climate change shows its effect on Great Lakes water levels will be less than previously thought.
Scientists had predicted water levels would drop as...
U.S. officials say safety concerns have forced a change in plan for an electric barrier designed to keep Asian Carp from invading Great Lakes waters.
Less than...
Is the governing structure of the Great Lakes a failed one? Why can’t it stop the constant invasion of exotic species like zebra mussels and Asian carp? This week on Points North we’ll hear about an alternative way to govern, it’s called the commons...
A new study of mercury in the Great Lakes region says the problem has significantly improved in recent decades. But in a few places it appears to be getting worse....
Jerry Dennis is a writer from Traverse City who has been writing about the Great Lakes region for decades now. His newest book is en extended meditation on the Lakes in winter time. It's called Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes...
Fish are one of Michigan's most valuable natural resources. A lot of people depend on the Great Lakes fishery for a living. But there are serious threats to the Lakes because of invasive species and pollution. During this one special documentary...
