The lake trout population in Lake Superior dropped by 95% because of overfishing and the invasive parasite, sea lamprey.

After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior

November 21, 2024

Lake Superior’s top predator fish is at a sustainable population. The lake trout population has recovered to the point it...

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Researchers, policy-makers, and government officials gather to get a briefing on a stream monitoring system in southwest Washtenaw County. The on-site, real time data collection system is one of many in the Michigan watersheds flowing into Lake Erie.

MI and OH: Different strategies to reduce Lake Erie nutrient pollution

November 18, 2024

Michigan and Ohio are both struggling to reduce the fertilizer runoff getting into Lake Erie which feeds cyanobacterial blooms, also...

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Zebra mussels came in first place as the Great Lakes' most harmful invasive species in a recent analysis.

Scientists identify top 10 most invasive species in Great Lakes

September 17, 2024

The Great Lakes has its fair share of aquatic invaders. Sea lamprey, zebra mussels and round gobies are some of...

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The Michigan DNR recently awarded a construction contract for the building of a new research vessel to replace the aging survey vessel Steelhead, which has been operating on the Great Lakes since 1968.

New DNR research vessel will be solar powered, made in Michigan

September 3, 2024

A state-of-the-art research vessel will soon hit the water for the state Department of Natural Resources. It’s being built by...

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Asian Carp jump out of the water at the mouth of the Wabash River.

Michigan signs onto new invasive carp agreement

July 4, 2024

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement this week to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.For...

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The Lake Huron shoreline.

Officials urge safety while swimming the Great Lakes after Mackinac Island drowning

June 17, 2024

Rescue officials are stressing the importance of water safety after a 22-year-old woman fell off her paddle board in Lake Huron...

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The Lake Huron shoreline.

New report highlights ongoing pollution by Tyson Foods to US waterways

May 23, 2024

Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest poultry producers, has released over 370 million pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways...

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A Viking Cruises ship anchors off the Northeast coast of Mackinac Island on Tuesday.

Cruising boom predicted in the Great Lakes

May 15, 2024

Cruise lines are looking to the Great Lakes for voyages ahead of what may be a record-breaking season. Cruising is...

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One of the many signs opposing Line 5 seen along roads in Leelanau County, Mich.

Legal fight over future of Line 5 pipeline returns to court

March 21, 2024

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Thursday afternoon in a case involving the future of an oil pipeline in...

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Stellantis' Jefferson North Assembly Plant.

Stellantis agrees to pay $84K for air quality violations at Jefferson North plant

March 13, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has finalized a deal with Stellantis NV this week over...

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Rae-Ann Eifert, a lake monitor for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, braved sub-freezing temperatures to gather buckets of water for testing off a Lake Michigan breakwater in Racine, Wis., on Feb. 28, 2024, as part of an effort across the Great Lakes to understand the effects of an iceless winter.

Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice

March 8, 2024

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island's fragile wolf population every...

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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced Monday that the Arlington’s wreck has been discovered. The ship’s crew survived the 1940 sinking but the captain went down with his ship.

Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior

February 13, 2024

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking...

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