National Parks Conservation Association8dOpinion
Making Our Mark on Capitol Hill: Advocating for the Great Lakes and National Parks
The Great Lakes are healthier than they were a generation ago, but NPCA continues to advocate for them to maintain people’s ...
Detroit Free Press7d
Is there any ice left on the Great Lakes? Here's how much is left in March
The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on Feb. 22, hitting 52.23%. Warming temperatures have caused that percentage to shrink to nearly zero. With continuing above ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel9d
After smashing records last winter, how does this Great Lakes ice season shape up?
The 2024-2025 Great Lakes ice season has seen near-normal ice cover, a change from recent years with record lows. Ice cover peaked in February at just over 50% due to a polar vortex. Climate ...
Detroit Free Press29d
Great Lakes ice reached 50% in February. How much ice is there after warm spell?
The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on February 22, hitting 52.23%. However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days.
Erie Times-News27d
Water levels in Great Lakes drop throughout winter. When will seasonal rise occur?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts Great Lakes water levels will continue to drop until April, then rise with spring weather. All Great Lakes are below their 2023-2024 levels. The U.S. Army ...
MLive9d
Should one of the Great Lakes be renamed Lake Ohio? Vivek Ramaswamy suggests it
Vivek Ramaswamy, who launched his campaign for Ohio governor last month, just suggested one of the Great Lakes should be renamed Lake Ohio. If this absolutely had to happen, which of the five ...
Inside Climate News29d
Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery
The Great Lakes sea lamprey control program is tasked with targeting the invasive eel-like fish that threatens fish across the region. Credit: A. Miehls/Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sweeping ...
Ars Technica26d
Federal firings could wreak havoc on Great Lakes fishery
Sweeping layoffs of federal employees have struck the program responsible for controlling the invasive sea lamprey that threatens fish across the Great Lakes, the earth’s largest freshwater ...
CBC.ca26d
Great Lakes fishery documentary documents the changes and challenges facing the industry
A new documentary available free on YouTube celebrates a Great Lakes industry that the filmmaker says often flies under the radar, even among those who live on the lakes. Last Boat on the Lake ...
ABC 7 Chicago28d
Ex-Navy sailor pleads guilty in alleged plot to attack Great Lakes Naval Station, downtown Chicago
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- A former Navy sailor pleaded guilty in federal court to plotting to attack the Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for ...
CBC.ca26d
New documentary takes deep dive into 'unique' niche of Great Lakes commercial fisheries in Ontario
A marine researcher from Dalhousie University has taken a deep dive into North America's largest freshwater commercial fishing fleet, in Ontario's Great Lakes, in a new documentary that explores ...
PBS7d
Emily D’Angelo Sings from the Met Opera's "Grounded"
Greer Grimsley, Emily D’Angelo, and Ben Bliss, as the Commander, Jess, and Eric, sing an excerpt from Act I in Jeanine Tesori’s new opera. Great Performances is available to stream on pbs.org ...