Meet Kiyi: the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that’s going to make the journey of over 1,300 feet to the deepest point in ...

Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet.

16 years after we landed on the moon, explorers reached the deepest point in the Great Lakes. In 1985, a submersible reached ...

Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches ...

The National Park Service recently acquired more than 200 acres along the south shore of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin for the country’s longest national scenic trail. The North Country National ...

Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

The endowment will benefit the School of Freshwater Sciences, supporting student education and its faculty. The money will ...

Ever wondered what’s hiding in the deepest, darkest corners of the Great Lakes? Now is your chance to find out! We’re teaming ...

This coverage is made possible in part through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Some groups that do research and collect data on the Great Lakes face ...

The motor vessel American Mariner transits the St. Mary's River in Michigan on Jan. 3. (Photo credit: Courtesy of Lt. Sam Pollard/The US Coast Guard via Bridge MI) The Lake Carriers’ Association said ...