Great Lakes

As many as 11 Great Lakes shipping vessels near Sault Ste. Marie have been delayed due to icy conditions since the shipping season got underway Wednesday morning with the opening of the Soo Locks.

With the Great Lakes shipping season underway, the U.S. Coast Guard says they're capable of helping ships navigate icy waters despite being short a couple of icebreaking vessels. Officials are not anticipating significant delays.

Researchers want help from ice fishers and others who go onto frozen lakes to collect crucial data, which could improve ice forecasting on the Great Lakes.

The goal of a proposed seasonal sea lamprey barrier is to restrict the invasive species' spread up the Sucker River in Alger County. Officials are taking public feedback until February 22.

A study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research used preserved whole lake trout and walleye samples to measure the accumulation of so-called "forever chemicals" in fish from 1975 to 2020.

This year’s harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie was among the mildest this century.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes surged because treatments were limited.

The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, say researchers from The Value of Water Campaign.

The freighter sank in Lake Michigan on Nov. 18, 1958, during a treacherous storm that produced 65 mph winds and 25-foot waves.

The University of Toronto researcher, Chelsea Rochman, says the team is working to understand how microplastics change over time in the Great Lakes.