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Five separate donations of “vital” urban land parcels have allowed a nature reserve in Whitby that is a migration home to 75 rare bird species to expand its borders by […]

Voters in Avon Lake, Ohio, approved a charter amendment that aimed to give more citizen control over plans to remediate the 23-acre former Avon Lake Power Plant site on the […]

In an effort to clean up more than a century of pollution in Milwaukee’s waterways, a 42-acre “bathtub” has opened along Lake Michigan to hold tons of toxic sediment. The $123 […]

Late last month, a salt mine 2,000 feet under Lake Erie was evacuated and shut down after “a significant inflow of water” into the mine. The longer-term implications and risks […]

Reservations are now open for the S.S. Badger’s 2027 season. The historic car ferry across Lake Michigan connects Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Read the full story by MLive

In Illinois, the city of Joliet approved a 2027 budget directing $150.4 million to its transition from from deep wells to Lake Michigan water. Read the full story by the […]

The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, has brought back its “Lake Michigan’s Call to Duty” exhibit, highlighting Lake Michigan’s vital role in World War II through military training, […]

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s research vessel Neil Armstrong is making its first-ever Great Lakes voyage to Lake Superior, where it will deploy underwater detector arrays to help scientists study […]

Scientists are seeing early signs of progress in restoring Lake Erie’s lake sturgeon population, following reintroductions into the Cuyahoga and Sandusky rivers. The effort aims to rebuild a self-sustaining population […]

Torch Lake in Antrim County, Michigan, is part of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, which ultimately drains into Lake Michigan. A cleanup led by the U.S. EPA, Michigan […]