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A new lock for big freighters at the crucial Soo Locks in Michigan was supposed to cost about $1.3 billion. The cost could balloon to twice that, or more.

Federal, state and local officials are looking at ways to respond to ongoing high water levels in the Great Lakes this year.Jeff Yoakam is with the U.S.…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has saigned off on a $778 million plan intended to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.The money would be used…

In yet another sign that invasive Asian carp could be inching closer to Lake Michigan, researchers with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have found…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a public meeting in Muskegon last night on its $275.4 million plan to keep invasive fish species out of the Great…

A necropsy (basically an autopsy for a fish) of the eight-pound Asian carp found just nine miles from the Great Lakes is finished. It shows that the fish…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a long-anticipated study on ways to prevent Asian carp from spreading from the Mississippi River system to…

Great Lakes charter boat companies are pleading with Congress to approve bills aimed at keeping Asian carp out of Lake Michigan, by permanently separating…

The Soo Locks opened for the 2016 season Friday.The locks, which allow ships to move between Lakes Superior and Huron, close in the winter for repairs.…

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, and U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R-MI, have introduced legislation that addresses the threat of Asian carp entering the…