Environmental restoration and research projects swept up in widespread confusion caused by White House effort to freeze federal grant spending.

Logging, overfishing and competition from non-native trout wiped out Michigan’s Arctic grayling population nearly a century ago. But the fish will soon swim again in tributaries of the Boardman, Manistee and Maple rivers.

Stunning satellite imagery reveals the aftermath of a deep freeze in Chicago, showcasing ice formations on Lake Michigan and snowfall across the city.

Michigan City joined the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative that's secured more than $2.8 billion in funding to preserve and advance the Great Lakes.

When Michigan's many lakes and rivers form ice, it can be hard to stay away. Some ice isn't worth stepping onto, experts say.

There’s a new plan to help restore and protect Michigan’s remaining native wild rice beds. Michigan’s wild rice, or manoomin stewardship plan was discussed in depth on Jan. 24 during an environmental conference hosted by Ann Arbor-based nonprofit The Stewardship Network.

The NOAA, and the Farmers' and Old Farmers almanacs see different spring weather ahead in Michigan. Here's what to know

A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall returned, and Lake Michigan’s ice formed in shifting patterns. While its ice levels stayed near average,

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

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

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

The next few weeks look quite a bit milder than last week, but still near normal on temperatures. The Great Lakes ice cover will continue to grow, but probably at a much slower pace. It will take a long-lasting deep cold spell in early February for above normal ice cover to occur on the Great Lakes.