Neither in Lansing nor on Capitol Hill has water affordability legislation gained enough support to become law. It does not ...

Years ago, Dexter Patterson, also known as @WiscoBirder, saw a video of an osprey hunting for fish. From that moment, he was ...

Proposal 2, or the Money Out of Politics ballot measure, could test the limits of how states can curb corporate influence in ...

Scientists and divers are racing to understand how ice shapes lake food webs in winter. But with shorter, warmer winters, is ...

Algae is one of the most important lifeforms on the planet producing the oxygen we breathe and forming the foundation of ...

Sturgeon Fest released 1,500 baby sturgeon into the Maumee River to help restore historic populations on Saturday. 1,200 ...

The Trump administration is rolling back Endangered Species Act protections. Bees, birds and dozens of species could be in danger.

Cluster of cooling towers of a nuclear power plant emitting smoke under blue sky. (Photo Credit: iStock) Catch the latest energy news from around the region. Check back for these monthly Energy News ...

Gibraltar Island, a 6.5 acre island named for the resemblance of its dolomite ledges to the Rock of Gibraltar. From the lake, it’s possible to spy the Barney Cottage, part of the Cooke family’s estate ...

The Great Lakes are overrun with invasive zebra and quagga mussels. But is another invader helping fight them? The round goby is another invasive species in the Great Lakes, and comes from the same ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Jessica Skalka, 37, rounded the corner of a homemade bar in her dad’s garage, ...