Ballast water is sometimes blamed for introducing invasive species into new waterways — like the zebra mussel, which has cost the Great Lakes region billions of dollars.

The Great Lakes Basin Partnership to Block Asian Carp wants to move forward with the Army Corps of Engineers’ plans to prevent the fish from entering Lake Michigan through a lock and dam in Joliet, Illinois.

An organization that represents states in the Great Lakes region says governments should push harder to protect water quality through use of "green infrastructure."

The LaGrange County Soil and Water Conservation District in Indiana is among seven organizations reciving funding to install best-management practices for limiting soil loss and applying fertilizer in ways intended to keep it on the land instead of washing into the Great Lakes.

Experts say the discovery is the planet's largest fresh water system is alarming.

Flame retardants have been added to a variety of commercial and consumer products since the 1970s, including electronic devices, plastics, mattresses and carpets.

WVPE’s Jennifer Weingart spoke with Jamie Racklyeft the founder of the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium about safe swimming in the great lakes and his remarkable personal story.

Groups representing businesses, industry, environmentalists, cities, states and tribes will make their annual lobbying visit to Washington, D.C., this week.

The upward trend means pleasure boaters and commercial shippers won't have to worry about hitting bottom in shallow channels.

A provision saying Congress "expects" the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to release the draft report was included in a budget agreement announced Monday.