The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for ...

The United States and Canada should take stronger action against microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes, an international science advisory board recommended to the governments. The small plastic ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Canada has pledged a significant increase in spending to improve water quality in the Great Lakes following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting with U.S. President Joe ...

The Great Lakes provide drinking water for more than 30 million people across both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. Credit: Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist This story was originally published by ...

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The stretch of the popular southern Ontario beach used by the endangered bird is no longer provincially protected. Environmental groups are taking the federal government to court over delays in ...

This beach town in Ontario is less than two hours from Toronto and has been offering a vibrant atmosphere and fun summer ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - The Canadian government could be looking to store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes area, a plan that is opposed by Congressman Dan Kildee. Rep. Kildee joined others at a press ...

CHICAGO — The haze of unhealthful air that settled over Chicago and other Great Lakes cities Tuesday reminded Americans from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far south as Kentucky to brace for more ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.