MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An environmental law center is suing the state Department of Natural Resources over the agency’s refusal to hand over records related to...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Senate approved a compromise policy Wednesday on dumping ship ballast water in coastal ports and the Great Lakes, a...
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — A water safety nonprofit group says 2018 has been a deadly year on the Great Lakes, with at least 110 drownings recorded....
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A conference at the University of Michigan is bringing together experts to share ideas on dealing with a warming climate in...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A decision by Wisconsin officials eight years ago to approve a big, new allotment of water from Lake Michigan to Pleasant Prairie is...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Officials say a kayak ride on Lake Superior that ended in the deaths of four Wisconsin family members would have been difficult even for...
DETROIT (AP) — Every spring, it starts again: The great treasure hunt. Not for actual treasure, as the ships that met their fates on the Great...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — U.S. senators from states in the Great Lakes region are pushing for continued federal funding of a program designed to make...
STURTEVANT, Wis. (AP) — Dozens of concerned residents and activists asked a Wisconsin agency on Wednesday to reject an application from the city of Racine to...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A coalition of Great Lakes advocates is urging Congress to provide funds for cleaning up the region’s waters and strengthening its...
Focus is combating plastic pollution, stopping illegal fishing and climate change
Billions of gallons of sewage and untreated storm water released into Great Lakes because systems can’t handle it.
Pipe under waterway linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron