The Kinnickinnic River is the most urbanized and developed river in Wisconsin, ranking last out of Milwaukee’s three rivers in terms of ecological health. Several project partners are working to remove […]
A western Quebec First Nation is urging the provincial and federal governments to protect American eels from dangerous practices at dams in the upper St. Lawrence River watershed that have […]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced earlier this month that it approved Enbridge’s permits for its Line 5 reroute project. The permits are a step in a long list […]
More than 70 ships have plunged to the bottom of the Great Lakes during November. Among them was the S.S. Daniel J. Morrell, which went down in 1966 and claimed […]
On Thursday, Canada announced that land near the Lake Huron shoreline will not be used to permanently bury its spent nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization instead narrowed its […]
A new plan to free the Tim S. Dool, a large cargo ship that ran aground on a shoal along the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario last week is […]
Officials are launching a study to figure out how best to restore the area where Graham Creek meets Lake Ontario in Newcastle, Ontario. The Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative is […]
We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, which is why the Great Lakes Observing System is leading a concerted […]
The multi-billion-dollar Great Lakes shipping industry is bracing for the impact of a potential 25% tariff on Canadian imported goods, as recently promised by President-elect Donald Trump. Shipping stakeholders worry […]
Ice coverage on Minnesota lakes has declined by an average of 10 to 14 days over 50 years, with ice-in dates about nine days later and ice-out dates moving four […]
Long-distancer swimmer, Jim “The Shark” Dreyer, has crossed all five Great Lakes, setting world records along the way. And at age 61, he’s still not finished. His latest challenge is […]