The Latest Breaking News from Great Lakes

Offshore wind power could provide far more electricity than the U.S. uses for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. But the federal government has recently stopped approving offshore projects in the ocean.

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…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes

Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin and northern Michigan after freezing rain brought down trees and power lines

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

Winter storms bring heavy snow and ice to mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions, leading to closures and warnings.

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.

Cleanup efforts underway in Great Lakes region after heavy snowstorms; caution for upcoming storm. Fatal accidents reported.