Democrat Gretchen Whitmer touted her accomplishments as Michigan’s governor as she passes the midpoint of her second term and ...

The $1.2-billion Brandon Road Interbasin Project is being built in Joliet, Ill. to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes.

The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp, but first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the ...

Sometimes it doesn't hurt to get a little creative when dealing with an invasive fish species that is wreaking havoc on a ...

"Acquiring this land will allow the project to move forward and ensure our Great Lakes are protected for generations to come," said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

The U.S. state of Illinois has secured a 50-acre parcel of land needed to build the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a ...

Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. To stop them, Illinois must reckon ...

It was the Democrats’ Chris Christie Moment, reminiscent of the New Jersey GOP governor’s handshake with President Barack ...

As May’s cooler temperatures give way to summertime warmth in Michigan, the Great Lakes are slightly cooler than usual but ...

JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the Trump administration offered assurances it will cover its ...

The work is intended to stop the spread of invasive carp, which could pose a significant threat to the Great Lakes region’s native species, ecosystems and fishing and boating industries.