For decades, a key provision of the Clean Water Act has allowed states to weigh in on, and sometimes derail, federal water permits. Now the Trump administration is poised to […]
As goes Iron Range iron ore pellet production, so goes the iron ore docks in Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. Iron ore tonnage shipped from the Port of Duluth-Superior fell […]
Minnesota officials are calling on the city of Duluth to pay for a mistake believed to have led to a Tischer Creek fish kill that began in 2024. The city […]
Ice on the Great Lakes, and Lake Superior specifically, is a great way to measure climate for the region. The last time Lake Superior completely froze over was 30 years […]
A new study examines the uniqueness of work that research centers conduct in the Great Lakes region, highlighting their importance amid dramatic changes in federal funding.
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In Minnesota, Duluth’s Twin Ports are facing economic challenges after a tough shipping season marked by sharply lower iron ore shipments and the announced closures of major grain and coal […]
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
In the late 1970s, when most wildlife conservation programs in the United States focused almost exclusively on game species, a quiet but historic shift began in Minnesota. It was here that one of the nation’s first state programs dedicated to protecting so-called nongame wildlife emerged from butterflies
After 25 years, the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is celebrating a standout season that’s benefited the local economy. The year brought record crowds and nearly $43 million for […]
The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is laying plans to work as a partner in an effort to restore lake sturgeon to the St. Louis River, a waterway that […]
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes began ice-breaking operations in the Great Lakes on Wednesday for the winter shipping season. Currently, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spar will […]
By Ada Tussing
To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.
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