States take the lead on regulation of planning, site selection, leasing and other elements of offshore wind projects in the ...

Offshore wind power could provide far more electricity than the U.S. uses for residential, commercial and industrial purposes ...

Wisconsin DNR firefighters deployed to combat wildfires in U.S. and Canada, sending crews and engines across borders.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shared today that Fire Control program staff have been mobilized across the western U.S. and Canada to combat increased wildfire activity and assist ...

Heavy rain, strong winds and the potential for tornadoes are threatening parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on ...

The cuts will also affect more than 100 nutritionists statewide, many of whom work for UW-Extension and other nonprofits.

Whales of the Great Lakes? Remembering whaleback ships developed in Superior, Wisconsin. The most successful of the whalebacks was SS Christopher Columbus, commissioned to provide transportation ...

The Great Lakes region has become somewhat of a hotbed for international tourism in recent years thanks to the rise of freshwater cruising, and Milwaukee’s port continues to play a key role in ...

The Great Lakes were at 52.23% ice coverage on Feb. 22. The last time the Great Lakes ice coverage reached 50% was February 2022 when it hit 56%, the NOAA said.