New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

The Minnesota Star Tribune spoke to the co-owner of Hibbing Fabricators, which makes aluminum, steel and copper products.

Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages ...

Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.

With their eel-like bodies, vampire teeth and suction cup mouths, the main characters of a new documentary resemble something out of the "Dune" science fiction films. The sea lamprey nearly destroyed ...

Greater Napanee council approved a recommendation from staff to support a grant application for the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative by way of a letter of support.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Will J.D. Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump? on Feb 14, ...

Image credit: NASA Worldview. The Great Lakes are an amazing natural resource that hold nearly 20% of the entire surface fresh water supply on the globe and a whopping 95% of the available fresh ...

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

There are about 42 fewer days of wintry weather in the Great Lakes than in 1995, according to a study published in the ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...