The Trump administration promises to roll back clean energy incentives while the nuclear sector hangs on to its tenuous ...

Steel production rebounded by 12,000 tons last week after plunging by 61,000 tons in the Great Lakes region the previous week, according to Washington, D.C.-based American Iron and Steel Institute, ...

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that the ice coverage on the Great Lakes is currently at 20.8%. NOAA researchers say this is just about average ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• The new “golden age” ...

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a ...

Ice growth on the Great Lakes requires long spells of subfreezing temperatures like we’ve seen of late. The shallower lakes—Erie and Huron—are the first to build significant surface ice, with the ...

The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and ...

U.S.-flag laker cargoes on the Great Lakes, which power the Region's steel mills and other industry around the Midwest, fell ...

All-inclusive, small-ship Victory Cruise Lines has announced an expansive 2026 season exploring the Great Lakes. The cruise ...

Recent research suggests that the Great Lakes originated from the Cape Verde hotspot under the ancient supercontinent Pangaea ...

A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.

“The Great Lakes Book Club is an excellent opportunity to dive deeper into literature that celebrates the richness of our ...