As a senator, JD Vance supported funding for the restoration of the lakes. Advocates are hoping the vice president will as ...

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 ...

Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.

Above: Satellite view of the Great Lakes on a recent clear day (December 22, 2019), showing less than 2% overall ice cover, about normal for this point in the winter, mainly in Green Bay and ...

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science ... Chicago and ice formations on the Great Lake. According to the National Weather Service ...

Clocking in at roughly 35 miles wide and 75 miles long, the Great Salt Lake is the largest natural saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. The lake's name comes from the nature of the water ...