Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

A federal grant allows the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research at the University of Michigan to expand the scope of its research.

Warming winters are changing the Great Lakes, but little is known about how those changes affect life beneath the surface.

Diminished surface ice is just the beginning: Climate change is warming Lake Michigan and other big lakes all the way down to their chilly depths,…

The Great Lakes go up and down. It's just a fact of life. Water levels in Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron continue to be above their monthly averages…

Scientists are working to identify a cyanobacteria bloom near the Maumee River. It's a yearly event that occurs during the warm summer months.Researchers…