great lakes

State management of wolf populations in Michigan has been put into effect after the animals in the western Great Lakes region were removed from the federal endangered species list.

Congress has set aside $300 million to continue a wide-ranging program to heal the Great Lakes environment by removing toxic sediments, improving wildlife habitat and fighting invasive species.

At a time when many federal programs are fighting for survival, money still flows to a long-sought Great Lakes cleanup.

The US Environmental Protection Agency says it will spend 6 million dollars to hire unemployed people who can work on Great Lakes cleanup projects.

Published: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 8:57 PM Updated: Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 9:22 PM File Photo Joanne Heishetter gets close-up and personal with the colors in the rocks.

The U.S. Coast Guard says it's hosting a tactical boat operators course offshore from its St.

The Obama administration says it is taking 5,500 wolves off the endangered list in eight states in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes.

Superior and the four other Great Lakes have been at or near record high temperatures for the 30 years such measurements have been taken, and there's still a month left before the lakes typically hit their warmest levels of the year.

Federal officials will divide about $161 million among 270 projects designed to improve the Great Lakes environment.

The federal government says $1.8 million has been approved for protecting and restoring more than 1,500 acres of wetlands and wildlife habitat in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania.