FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— The Alliance for the Great Lakes released a report Wednesday, sounding the alarm over a “lack of planning and oversight” when it comes to water being used for agriculture, ...

The Great Lakes have the potential to generate three times more electricity than all eight surrounding states currently use. Unlike oceans, Great Lakes states, not the federal government, have ...

Another option is available, though: the Great Lakes, where we are based as water policy researchers, and where state agencies rather than federal officials are the trustees of the lakes. A January ...

AI's new demands have exposed significant gaps in our water policies. Regulatory oversight has not kept pace with the impact ...

The boom in Artificial Intelligence is fueling a surge in massive data centers. A new report warns that growth could strain water supplies in Great Lakes states such as Michigan. Large data centers ...

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Bone-chilling Arctic air gripped much of the eastern United States on Saturday, while lake-effect snow threatened to leave some areas “paralyzed” and disrupt post-holiday travel in parts of the Great ...

Along the shores of Lake Michigan and across the wider Great Lakes basin, a new kind of industrial complex is rising: sprawling AI data centers that promise jobs and tax revenue while quietly ...

Sarah Brabbs of York Township leads chants during a No Secret Deals for DTE protest at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Ann Arbor Road in Saline, Mich. on Dec. 1, 2025. The protest is about the data ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company will begin the largest annual dredging operation on the Great Lakes this fall.