The Latest Breaking News from Great Lakes

If history holds true to form, I expect the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to begin touting their support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as Election Day approaches.

The Biden administration has asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. If successful, the move would put the predators under states’ oversight and would allow hunting in the Great Lakes region, which had been suspended…

You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics, plastic particles measuring less than five millimetres. They contaminate our drinking water, accumulate in the food we eat and have been found in the human body, including in blood, organs, placenta, semen and breast milk.

A new, cleaner ship points way as US ports in the region are spending millions on upgrades in pursuit of net zero

Storms will hit in the midwest and western Great Lakes after eight people died following severe weather in Texas over the weekend

PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwater

Southern US facing severe weather with tornado warnings and heavy rainfall. Great Lakes region experiencing low ice levels and prolonged lake effect snow.

Learn how the lack of ice on the Great Lakes due to climate change is impacting the ecosystem and fishing industry.

Severe thunderstorms in Great Lakes region caused damage, power outages, and possible tornadoes. Communities show resilience in cleanup and recovery efforts.