great lakes

Officials from a portion of Lake Ontario that borders from Jefferson County down through Wayne County want that portion of the lake to become a national…

Community members from across western New York came together in Rochester Thursday to address the issue of pollution in the Genesee River, and create an…

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission estimates that more than 40 million people in the US and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for food, drinking water and…

A federal program dedicated to environmental restoration and cleaning up of the Great Lakes has escaped a massive budget cut. A committee in the U.S.…

Thousand Islands residents overwhelmingly supported a plan to return more natural water flows to the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario last night.At a…

New York Senator Chuck Schumer says the water quality along the Great Lakes continues to worsen. Schumer is co-sponsoring a bill that would remediate…

A small cylinder armed with research equipment is bobbing through Lake Ontario this week. It’s collecting data from a seasonal temperature barrier known…

Invasive species can cause environmental and economic damage, and present a threat to the shipping, fishing and recreation industries across upstate New…

Today is Earth Day and on Buffalo's waterfront, Rep. Brian Higgins introduced legislation to help clean up the Great Lakes.While progress has been made in…

Strap on the boots and tie them tight; you're going for a hike on the Innovation Trail.Today we find out what a "nurdle" is. Wait, you don't know?Prepare…