North America’s first freshwater wind farm has been approved. But experts are skeptical about whether offshore wind will revolutionize clean energy.
Author: Caitlin Looby
Milwaukee is turning around one of the most degraded sites in the Great Lakes. Here’s how.
The Milwaukee River Estuary is one of the most degraded sites in the Great Lakes. Here’s what work is being done to change that.
Great Lakes ice cover reaches historic low. Here’s what we know.
Lack of ice can upend the lakes’ ecosystem and make shipping conditions more dangerous.
It’s mid-January and the Great Lakes are virtually ice-free. That’s a problem.
Ice cover is at a near-record low for this time of year. No ice can affect the food web and cause dangerous snowstorms.