The Latest Breaking News from the Great Lakes

Between 2010 and 2017, there were approximately 50 drowning fatalities each year associated with rough surf and strong currents in the Great Lakes.

In his second term, President Donald Trump has not taken many actions that draw near-universal praise from across the political spectrum. But there is at least one of these political anomalies, and it illustrates the broad appeal of environmental protection and conservation projects – particularly when it concerns an ecosystem…

Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes

Advocates warn firings and funding freezes already risk poisoning drinking water and decimating fish population

Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes

Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism industries to protecting coastlines from storms.

Scientists are urging the US and Canadian governments to step up testing for microplastics in the iconic lakes

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed where they did.

The lake-effect snow that has fallen in parts of upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the result of cold, moist air that blew over the Great Lakes region

Post-Thanksgiving travel faces hazardous conditions in the Great Lakes region with heavy snow and frigid temperatures affecting multiple states. Stay infor...

Prepare for heavy snowfall and challenging travel conditions in the Great Lakes region due to an intense lake-effect snow event. Stay informed and take pre...