U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials from Chicago have been aiding a poor, predominantly white Ohio village upended ...

Scientists are urging the US and Canadian governments to take swift action after discovering high levels of microplastic ...

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

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 Way We Were photo this week is of the Clyde C. Netzley Chrysler Plymouth dealership in downtown Naperville as it looked ...

The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...

Learn about Ojibwe culture’s deep connection to the bizhiw, or lynx, an important animal relative in the clan system, while ...

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, warned Americans in the certain regions may be most affected by ...

A new film spotlights the sea lamprey, also known as "Dracula of the Lakes," a species which pushed Great Lakes fisheries to ...

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 ...

President Trump’s tariff on Canadian oil is expected to raise prices at the pump for U.S. consumers, if it takes effect as ...

Two 34-year-old women were wounded early Friday morning in a shooting on the South Side in the Kenwood neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 6:45 a.m., the women were standing near the ...