U.S. Congressional committees have approved the Great Lakes Fisheries Research Reauthorization Act in both the House and the ...

Legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., to continue research and management efforts for Great Lakes fisheries has advanced in the Senate, according to an Oct. 29 ...

Retelling shipwreck stories help keep the memories of their victims alive. How the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS Carl D. Bradley ...

A cool, autumn-like air mass that plunged out of Canada over the past week triggered nearly 100 sightings of waterspouts across the Great Lakes region, according to the International Centre for ...

Scientists studying the Great Lakes have found unsettling amounts of microplastics. Research shows that the tiny fragments of plastic pollution have high levels of contamination. According to a report ...

A June 21 storm caused significant water level changes in Lake Superior, particularly in Whitefish Bay. The event involved a meteotsunami, storm surge, and seiche activity. While the Great Lakes don't ...

Two of the five Great Lakes — Erie and Ontario — border New York state. And a New York state legislator recently touted the lakes’ importance to the continent’s and the world’s water supply. New York ...

Three of the Great Lakes are below their long-term averages through July, according to recent data, but the lower lakes, Erie and Ontario, are showing higher water levels than average. "Despite ...