How the region powers its growth will determine the future of the Great Lakes.

Unlike Silicon Valley’s ascent, which was significantly bolstered by steady public research funding—federal investment, for instance, paid 25 percent of the cost of developing the transistor—Great Lakes blue economy development is taking shape in an era of resistance to US government research outlays.

How can states, provinces and tribal nations manage their water resources to create jobs and attract businesses without inflicting severe ecological damage? 

People in the Great Lakes region are unprepared for smoke from forest fires worsened by intense drought and heat.

Decision needed soon for funds to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water.

Communities in Michigan and elsewhere in the Midwest are taking steps to guard against groundwater depletion, including some surprising places near the Great Lakes.

Big money is coming into Michigan, other states, but an expert says 'the elephant in the room is: where are the workers going to come from?'

Residents of Highland Park face $24 million in delinquent water bills.

Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.