JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of ...

Aging infrastructure poses a risk to the drinking water of tens of millions, activists and Indigenous communities say.

Officials recorded below-average water levels compared to 2024 for the Great Lakes, ranging from 1-8 inches lower. Here's ...

Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.

Wisconsin Public Radio Water levels on most of the Great Lakes are below their long-term average for this time of year as ...

All of the Great Lakes, except for Lake Erie, are below their average water levels for this time of year due to a relatively ...

President Trump is signaling support for a project in Illinois that would install barriers to prevent invasive carp from ...

Livelihoods and economies in the Great Lakes region always centered on water. From the manoomin, or wild rice, grown and revered by the Ojibwe people to the whitefish catch in Lake Michigan, to the ...

Cutbacks to NOAA funding by the Trump administration risk leaving coastal communities on the Great Lakes in the dark about ...

Michigan has the highest percentage of water area among U.S. states, at 41.5%. Alaska has the largest total water area, while Michigan leads in Great Lakes water area. Michigan tops the nation when it ...

Vance’s office didn’t respond to questions from ProPublica about how federal cuts have affected Great Lakes research. The White House also didn’t respond to messages. Municipal water leaders ...