Commercial fishing operations near the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior are reporting record numbers of whitefish and a strong recovery of lake trout from a low in the early 2000s.
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday on who should have permitting authority over a proposed mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.Wisconsin's Menominee Tribe of Indians made oral arguments Wednesday that permitting for the "Back Forty" mine should be in federal hands, not the state of Mic…
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said Thursday that a malfunctioning valve in an alkylation unit appeared to allow a flammable mixture to form and likely caused the explosion at Husky Energy's refinery in Superior on April 26.
A northern Wisconsin tribe has reached a settlement with Wisconsin’s attorney general over its plans to grow hemp to produce cannabidiol, or CBD oil. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit in February against state Attorney General Brad Schimel, saying he objecte…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it wants the public to help shape the next five years of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
One month after floods caused $11 million in damage, officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been getting a closer look at washed out roads in northern Wisconsin. Three teams have been conducting assessments this week on whether the region will qualify for a federal disas…
