ballast water

Federal appeals court orders EPA to rewrite ballast rules for ships

Rebecca Williams

This week, the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New York ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to write new rules for the ballast water in…

Environment & Climate Change

Lab tests ways to kill creatures lurking in the bottom of ships

Rebecca Williams

There are more than 180 species in the Great Lakes that are not supposed to be here. Euan Reavie is a researcher with the University of…

Environment & Climate Change

NWF sues EPA over ballast water rules

The Associated Press

The National Wildlife Federation is suing the EPA over the agency's ballast water rules. The group says the rules are not stringent enough to stop…

Entry to a ballast tank in a ship's cargo hold

Environment & Climate Change

Stopping hitchhikers in ballast tanks

Rebecca Williams

Ships entering the Great Lakes can carry water from foreign ports. That water is held in their ballast tanks. It helps stabilize the ship.Now, anytime you…

Water contained in ship-balancing ballasts can potentially transport invasive species to the Great Lakes.

Environment & Climate Change

New York State backs away from stricter ballast water regulations

Michigan Radio Newsroom

The Associated Press Reports: New York State will not be imposing stricter regulations on ships potentially carrying invasive species into the Great…

Testing a ship's ballast tanks for invasive species

Environment & Climate Change

Environmentalists threaten suit over Great Lakes ballast water changes

The Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Environmental groups say they may renew a legal battle if the federal government doesn't toughen proposed regulations of ship…

Environment & Climate Change

House OKs bill setting national ballast standard

The Associated Press

The U.S. House has approved a bill that would set a national policy for cleansing ship ballast water to kill invasive species while prohibiting states…