Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
Whitefish have declined because of invasive species and climate change-fueled loss of winter ice cover on the Great Lakes. Now scientists are testing whether rivers can serve as spawning refuges. Read the full story by MLive.
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
A shipwreck hunter has located the Lac La Belle, a sidewheel steamer that has eluded searchers for more than a century. The wooden-hulled American passenger ship sank October 13, 1872, in a Lake Michigan gale about 20 miles off Racine, Wisconsin. Read the full story...
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
A natural spectacle along the Lake Superior shore that’s been off-limits to hikers for more than a decade may be accessible again starting Monday. Officials at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin announced Saturday that they’re planning to open...
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
On Friday, an administrative law judge upheld a key permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Granted last year by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the permit allows for 41 miles of new oil pipeline to be built as part of the company’s reroute plan. Read...
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
Diminishing ice cover heightens wave action and stirs up trouble for fish below the surface, an Algoma University scientist cautions. Read the full story by Sault This Week.
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
In Wisconsin, a Madison-based environmental law firm filed an appeal to Milwaukee Circuit Court on behalf of a Shorewood resident who last summer received a citation from the village for walking the shoreline beyond the public beach. The resident believes it’s...
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
The Chicago City Council has officially designated Navy Pier in southwest lake Michigan as the new eastern terminus of the iconic route 66 highway, which stretches 2,448 miles through eight states. Read the full story by Loop North News.
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of how ice cover on the Great Lakes has evolved since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where...
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
For the first time in more than two decades, Lake Erie is nearly completely frozen. As a result, surrounding communities could see a number of impactful side effects. Read the full story by The Cool Down.
Feb 16, 2026 | Daily News
A stretch of above-normal temperatures and fast-melting snow is making released pollution hang around longer in many parts of Michigan triggering air quality alerts within the state. Read the full story by MLive.
