Risks are escalating for ecosystems, fisheries water quality and coastal infrastructure, like power plants and drinking water systems.

Canadian and US agencies are collaborating to combat the invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes, aiming to protect the ...

Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake ... "Temperature is sort of this master control knob on how ecosystems work," Austin said. Austin's colleague, Ted Ozersky, says ...

After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes' top native fish species has "fully recovered" in the world's greatest freshwater lake, according to natural resource ...

Lake Superior lies north of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and is the largest of the region's five Great Lakes. Here's what to ...

Wild stormy waves on the rocky shore of Lake Superior along Autumn forest. If the mine tailings basin at Mile Post 7 were to fail, it would be catastrophic for this ecosystem. Wild stormy waves on ...

Lake Superior is part of the Great Lakes system, which provides drinking water, supports ecosystems and drives economic activity across the U.S. and Canada. Changes in its water levels can have ...

Lake Superior is the coldest Great Lake, as well as the largest. However, it’s running well above average in terms of temperature. Abnormal warmth has been observed near the surface of Superior ...

Austin Stoltenberg, 12, of Cherry, reeled in this 12.36 pound, 33 3/4-inch long coho salmon while fishing on Lake Superior just off Duluth on June 1. It was the first coho he had ever caught and ...

Lake Superior is the largest and northernmost of the five Great Lakes. The freshwater lake features dozens of lighthouses and a national park. The lake's history also includes high-profile ...