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WVPE Photo of the Week for 11/21-11/28/24
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According to the independent research and reporting collaboration Climate Central, Lake Michigan is frozen for 22 fewer days now than it was in the 1970s and ice cover is less than what it used to be.
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As researchers learn more about the hazards of plastics and microplastics in the Great Lakes, it's becoming clear Canada and the U.S. need to cooperate in stopping the pollution.
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Federal and state grants announced in June aim to extend broadband internet access to rural areas across Michigan.
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Just Transition Northwest Indiana and the Illinois Green New Deal Coalition plan to deliver a petition with almost 2,000 signatures to the EPA’s regional office in Chicago on Thursday.
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The announcement on Monday, once again, upholds the public’s right to use the beach in front of private property in Indiana.
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Workers on the barge were transferring fuel from a cargo tank to another fuel tank. The tank was overfilled and up to 800 gallons of fuel spilled into Burns Harbor.
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The Memorandum of Understanding is between Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It aims to create what state officials call an “electric Route 66” that covers more than 1,100 drivable miles of Lake Michigan shoreline.
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The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong.
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A new report said steel walls near the Michigan City coal plant aren’t keeping coal ash waste from getting into Lake Michigan and Trail Creek — and it will likely get worse over time.