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

The number of cisco, sometimes called lake herring, now swimming in Lake Superior is the most since at least 1978, the biggest year class on record, according to trawling survey data from the U.S ...

From large-scale fish kills to keeping our coastal nuclear plants cool, the region's new reality will only grow more extreme.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At a year old, they should be just large enough that few predators in Lake Superior will now eat them. The stunning boom, not seen since at least 1984, will help sustain both the ecosystem and ...

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

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 ...