Great Lakes Day is an annual summit where politicians and officials of all stripes gather in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate their commitment to the region home to the largest freshwater ecosystem on ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - On Saturday, Oct. 21 at Midnight, union workers that operate the Canadian controlled locks in the St. Lawrence Seaway went on strike. That completely shut down shipping in and ...

CHICAGO — The haze of unhealthful air that settled over Chicago and other Great Lakes cities Tuesday reminded Americans from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far south as Kentucky to brace for more ...

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The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The environment and economy of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River regions of the United States and Canada will be the central focus of U.S. governors and Canadian officials when ...

The Canadian Coast Guard's (CCG) annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes, which provides assistance to the shipping industry, is underway. Working in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) ...

Trevor Pitcher's students at the University of Windsor's Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research have made breakthroughs in the international effort to restore sturgeon populations in the ...

Here's a look at the 10 largest islands on the Great Lakes, spread among U.S. and Canadian waters across the lakes.

Eric Easley, an auto technician and owner of Weber Road Auto in North Liden, works on a car in his shop. Easley has been warning customers to expect price increases as tariffs begin to impact ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.

The Great Lakes provide drinking water for more than 30 million people across both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. Credit: Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist This story was originally published by ...