Instead of microbeads, she zeroed in on microfibers ... keep pumping more and more" microplastics into the Great Lakes. "The problem with plastic pollution is much more significant and of greater ...

Explore shocking findings of microplastics in fish from Lake Ontario. Discover the impact on Great Lakes ecosystems.

Volunteers working with the Alliance for the Great Lakes pluck Styrofoam cups from the sand and catch grocery bags bouncing ...

Plastic pollution is a growing problem in the Great Lakes. A 2024 report by the International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Board said microplastics are "ubiquitous" in Great ...

Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research from the University of Michigan shows that ...

The Great Lakes have been victimized by invasive populations of mussels for years. The zebra and quagga mussels are a danger ...

The first-of-its-kind project is happening in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and ...

Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20 ...

Great Lakes water levels are currently below average compared to 2024, though the lakes overall saw a rise from spring melt. Lakes Michigan-Huron are 8 inches lower than last year, the largest ...

Livelihoods and economies in the Great Lakes region always centered on water. From the manoomin, or wild rice, grown and revered by the Ojibwe people to the whitefish catch in Lake Michigan, to the ...