Since 1973, ice coverage has fallen by 77% on Lake Michigan and 71% on the Great Lakes as a whole. That has a far-reaching ...

Cities in the region are building resilience through a coordinated response to protect water resources, ecosystems and infrastructure, writes a manager for the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities ...

Crews chopped down 22 cottonwoods in the weeks before the 2023 Fourth of July fireworks show launched on the island. Advocates of the trees’ removal argued the cottonwoods were diseased, dangerous, or ...

Here are five steps to increase resiliency, reduce risks and deliver environmental and economic benefits, writes the CEO of ...

With beach replenishment concluded on the south end of the Island two weeks ago, the project is now heading north. The beach ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

the coastline suffered severe erosion which will be renourished by a United States Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District-funded contract, the city said Thursday. The $72 million contract was ...

Geo Rutherford describes herself as a “morbid pessimist.” She gets excited when she finds evidence of things that have gone ...

Whether through ocean acidification that bleaches the Great Barrier Reef or rising sea levels ... Increased rainfall and flooding are causing erosion and structural damage, while higher temperatures ...

French drain systems are a simple and aesthetically pleasing way to redirect water away from your home’s foundation to ...

Between the shipwrecks and the discovery of mysterious sinkholes, it was a notable year for both Wisconsin and Lake Michigan.