The Great Lakes region is a major recipient of federal funding to protect and clean up the basin as well as protect its rich ...

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods ...

The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation, marking a return to public office for former ...

Nonprofit, nonpartisan news about Wisconsin Get our free newsletter, The Wednesday Report, to see what we find. I want to stay informed! A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on ...

The health of Great Lakes will be in focus when the documentary called "All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes ...

Research has already found the Great Lakes are losing ice cover at a rate of about 5 percent each decade for a total loss of 25 percent between 1973 and 2023. Those changes are occurring as the region ...

Wisconsin saw record low ice cover on Lakes Michigan and Superior, the state's first February tornado, and one of the wettest ...

Research has already found the Great Lakes are losing ice cover at a rate of about 5% each decade for a total loss of 25% ...

Study finds winter days on the Great Lakes growing shorter due to climate change was originally published by Wisconsin Public ...

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ice creation, with Lake Erie nearly completely frozen over. Lake Erie was ...

Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous.

In total, Wisconsin experienced 45 tornadoes in 2024, the third-highest annual amount in state history. Average ice cover across all five Great Lakes from January to March was 4.3% — the lowest ...