Author: Owen Sound Sun Times

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie commenced Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hampering commercial shipping across the western Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Sault News.

The village of shanties along the Leland River on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula has endured for over 100 years. But surging Great Lakes water levels have increased flooding of the Leland River, prompting a $3.4 million effort to raise the foundations o…

The Great Lakes hold about one-fifth of the Earth’s fresh water, but a new report by Hilary Dugan, an assistant professor in the Center for Limnology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, indicates they’re getting saltier – and says tha…

The Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit, using its Water and Field Services teams in partnership with LimnoTech and the University of Windsor, has deployed the first buoy to the Detroit River in an effort to enhance water quality monitoring of its s…

Great Lakes ports are reporting a rebound in cargo shipments this year after the region’s largest port witnessed historic lows during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

Road salt is threatening the Great Lakes’ fresh waters and creating even bigger problems for the inland rivers, lakes, and aquifers. But decades of experiments have yet to yield an alternative anywhere near as effective and affordable. Read the full st…

The multiagency Buffalo Reef Task Force has made several advances in its efforts to learn more about the natural 2,200-acre Lake Superior reef and continues its collaborative work to protect this lake trout and lake whitefish spawning area. Read the fu…

Instead of waiting in New York or Baltimore, some ships are avoiding east coast ports for the potential of reduced waiting time in Cleveland, despite the additional 13 locks and two day travel. Read the full story by WKSU-FM – Kent, OH.

An eight-year project to remove contaminated sediment from the Buffalo River in New York will be completed soon. The EPA will conduct tests over the next few years, including a test in 2024 to gauge whether it is safe to lift a restriction on fish and wildlife consumption. If further tests are passed the following […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award of more than $1.6 million for projects at the Port of Marquette, Michigan. The project will improve critical port infrastructure, dredge, and enhance coastal restoration and protect road infrast…