The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday it will turn up the power on its electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep Asian carp from migrating into Lake Michigan.

Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways.        

Despite laboratory evidence earlier this year showing that the electrical barrier in the Chicago area has not been strong enough to repel young Asian carp, tagging similar fish species below the barrier and tracking them shows that they are not crossing the barrier, the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday....

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday it will turn up the power on its electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep Asian carp from migrating into Lake Michigan.

Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes: an electric fish barrier near Chicago and an early-warning system that detects carp DNA in waterways.        

As mussel numbers explode and fish vanish from Lake Michigan, the last in a long line of Milwaukee commercial fishermen sets course for Alaska.

As mussel numbers explode and fish vanish from Lake Michigan, the last in a long line of Milwaukee commercial fishermen sets course for Alaska.

This summer, a group of scientists are studying five large rivers in the Midwest… including the St. Joseph, the Muskegon and the Manistee rivers in Michigan. It’s part of a three year study of how large rivers process fertilizers – and how things like farming and wastewater affect the rivers....

This summer, a group of scientists are studying five large rivers in the Midwest… including the St. Joseph, the Muskegon and the Manistee rivers in Michigan. It’s part of a three year study of how large rivers process fertilizers – and how things like farming and wastewater affect the rivers....

Public and private interests gathered Monday at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for an announcement of nearly $1 million in federal grants aimed at protecting the Great Lakes.

Public and private interests gathered Monday at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore for an announcement of nearly $1 million in federal grants aimed at protecting the Great Lakes.

If you think Asian carp might wreak havoc on the Great Lakes, meet the northern snakehead fish.  Along with Asian carp, the torpedo-shaped fish is considered one of the 10 invasive species at high risk of invading the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River Basin.  The fish raises fear because...

If you think Asian carp might wreak havoc on the Great Lakes, meet the northern snakehead fish.  Along with Asian carp, the torpedo-shaped fish is considered one of the 10 invasive species at high risk of invading the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River Basin.  The fish raises fear because...

Listen to 5 Great Lakes expert panelists, including ND-ECI Managing Director Peter Annin and Director David Lodge, in a one-hour special panel discussion and call-in program examining the value of the watershed as a living ecosystem and as a growing economic driver for the region. The show was hosted by ...

NBC's Changing Planet ran a report on the adaptation of butterflies due to climate change. Watch the six minute segment below or see the original story at on NBC's website. …

NBC's Changing Planet ran a report on the adaptation of butterflies due to climate change. Watch the six minute segment below or see the original story at on NBC's website. …

When the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided in March to ban the import and transport of bighead carp — one of the infamous Asian carp — under a century-old law called the Lacey Act, David Lodge had one reaction. “It’s about time,” he said. …

When the United States Fish and Wildlife Service decided in March to ban the import and transport of bighead carp — one of the infamous Asian carp — under a century-old law called the Lacey Act, David Lodge had one reaction. “It’s about time,” he said. …

Jessica Hellmann, associate professor of biological sciences and a national authority on climate change adaptation at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a Leopold Leadership Fellow. The Leopold Leadership Program is the nation’s premier competitive fellowship for outstanding environmental scientists who are also actively engaged in outreach to...

Jessica Hellmann, associate professor of biological sciences and a national authority on climate change adaptation at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a Leopold Leadership Fellow. The Leopold Leadership Program is the nation’s premier competitive fellowship for outstanding environmental scientists who are also actively engaged in outreach to...