On Sunday, Jan. 4, Great Lake researchers reported a total ice coverage of 15.77%, the highest percentage of the season that started around Dec. 1, 2025. Though the ice is thickening, no ice is safe ...

Offshore wind power could provide far more electricity than the U.S. uses for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. But the federal government has recently stopped approving offshore ...

Difficult travel conditions and delays are possible for parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast, forecasters say.

Another option is available, though: the Great Lakes, where we are based as water policy researchers, and where state agencies rather than federal officials are the trustees of the lakes. A January ...

The area between Erie, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, New York, is expected to receive up to 24 inches of snow, while the area ...

It might seem like they are cropping up everywhere, but Michigan is behind its neighboring Great Lakes states in developing data centers. The development boom is much more dramatic in Illinois and ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

Offshore wind power could provide far more electricity than the U.S. uses for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. But the federal government has recently stopped approving offshore ...

CHICAGO, IL — Great Lakes states should swiftly adopt new policies to protect freshwater resources from overuse by data centers, a new nonprofit report concludes. Within five years, huge data centers ...

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