Neither in Lansing nor on Capitol Hill has water affordability legislation gained enough support to become law. It does not ...

Years ago, Dexter Patterson, also known as @WiscoBirder, saw a video of an osprey hunting for fish. From that moment, he was ...

Proposal 2, or the Money Out of Politics ballot measure, could test the limits of how states can curb corporate influence in ...

Scientists and divers are racing to understand how ice shapes lake food webs in winter. But with shorter, warmer winters, is ...

Sturgeon Fest released 1,500 baby sturgeon into the Maumee River to help restore historic populations on Saturday. 1,200 ...

Algae is one of the most important lifeforms on the planet producing the oxygen we breathe and forming the foundation of ...

The Trump administration is rolling back Endangered Species Act protections. Bees, birds and dozens of species could be in danger.

The Ann Arbor-based lab, launched in 1974, is one of seven NOAA research laboratories across the country. It’s the only one located in the Great Lakes region. Since its start, the lab’s research has ...

This story is the first in a nine-month investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from the Park Foundation and Water Foundation. Once a week, ...

A common question for casual observers of Great Lakes vessels is “Where are the big container ships?” The reference is to the massive ocean-traversing ships with containers stacked stories high. The ...