Shoreline communities are left to endure the consequences of pollution they didn’t cause. The unsightly, putrid, ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and ...

After nearly four decades and $80 million of cleanup efforts, Muskegon Lake is finally on track to being delisted as a Great ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth found the previously-undiscovered microorganisms hiding in the tar-like goo ...

Discover Lake Superior, the USA's largest lake by surface area, part of the Great Lakes system. Learn about its immense size, ...

Extreme erosion along the Great Lakes coasts inspired proposals to pull development back from the shoreline. Five years later ...

The risk of harmful algal blooms can be reduced. The biggest drivers of the increase are farm fertilizer and climate change.

The infamous barge that has been moved to and from various locations in Michigan waters for the past five years has a new ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and ...

It’s also the No. 1 source of under- and unregulated pollution in the Great Lakes. “It’s causing toxic algae blooms in various parts of the lakes,” he said. “It’s causing huge rural water quality ...