In the nineteen-eighties, more than half of all feeder fish in Lake Michigan where chubs. The small native fish was prized by...
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By Rick Pluta
The U.S. Supreme Court has once again refused to close Chicago-area shipping locks to keep the Asian Carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox...
By Bob Allen
The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians has ticketed three of its members for illegal fishing. A judge will decide the amount of the fines, and will order restitution for as...
The political disagreement over what action to take to prevent Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan is at a standstill. The arguments among Great Lakes states are mostly about closing shipping locks and channels near Chicago and what...
By Bob Allen
The U.S. Attorney's office has declined to prosecute several suspects in a major illegal fishing case in the Upper Peninsula.
The men are charged will illegally...
By Bob Allen
Kennecott Minerals wants to change the way it releases treated wastewater at its Eagle Rock Mine near Marquette. Instead of covering filtration pipes with soil, Kennecott...
In conjunction with The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, IPR highlights our watershed through the eyes, and voices, of the people who live here.
By Bob Allen
The desire to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes has now risen to the highest political levels. Great Lakes Governors will meet with the Obama White House next month....
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says there's now DNA evidence of Asian carp in Lake Michigan, but the Corps and other federal agencies say they see that as an early...
Calvin “Rusty” Gates passed away this weekend. Gates was nationally known for his efforts to protect the waters of the Au Sable River. Most recently he...
