The "areas of concern" are the most polluted and damaged sites across the basin, largely due to legacy contamination from industry and habitat degradation. Funding for the massive cleanup effort is ...

Funding for the massive cleanup effort is through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which has provided targeted funding towards restoring the most polluted sites in the Great Lakes basin ...

In 2002, the Great Lakes basin had just 11.9% ice coverage, NOAA said. In 2012, Lake Superior had 8.5% coverage. In 2002, Lake Michigan had 12.4% coverage. In 2012, Lake Huron had 22.8% coverage.

The bipartisan front of engaged advocacy consistently mounted by politicians from all seven Great Lakes states to continue and expand the all-important Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI ...

The former senator from Ohio should use his powerful perch to enlist Trump and Congress in a noble cause: reauthorizing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Congress launched this ...

Since data collection began in 1973, the average extent of ice coverage across the entire Great Lakes basin on Jan. 11 is about 17 per cent. That number would normally increase to a peak between ...

Lake Huron was a close second, with just more than 17 per cent of the lake hosting some ice coverage. Since data collection began in 1973, the average extent of ice coverage across the entire Great ...