Continued record high water levels force cooperation among Great Lakes leaders
Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron are on pace to set all-time records for high water levels in February. That’s sent Great Lakes states into action, scrambling for solutions as water stays high. Read […]
Microplastics are filling the Great Lakes and birds’ bellies
In one of the first-ever projects to study microplastics and birds in the Great Lakes, manmade debris was found in 26 of the 30 birds studied, including bird colonies in […]
Chicago moves to ban all styrofoam and single-use plastics
More than 300 cities and 55 countries around the world have banned single-use plastics in an effort to reduce the millions of pounds of plastic trash clogging our lakes and […]
State of Michigan sues 17 companies over PFAS contamination
The state of Michigan filed suit Tuesday against 3M, DuPont and 15 other companies on accusations of contaminating the state with dangerous PFAS chemicals — known as “forever chemicals” because […]
Microplastics infiltrate the human food chain
The average American is believed to ingest hundreds of thousands of minuscule pieces of plastic every year, equivalent to about five grams of plastic each week, through the food we […]
Toxic liquid that gushed onto freeway took experts by surprise
Environmental experts issued a dire early analysis: the green liquid that seeped onto 1-696—and is headed to Lake St. Clair—likely was groundwater contaminated with highly toxic hexavalent chromium, also known […]
Michigan proposes new controls on farm animal waste
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will be holding public hearings on its revised pollution discharge permit for concentrated animal feeding operations, commonly known as CAFOs. Read the […]
PFAS found at former Owosso industrial site could enter Shiawassee River, officials say
Groundwater from a former industrial site in Shiawassee County, Michigan, recently tested positive for PFAS, a contaminant that could enter the Shiawassee River, officials say. Read the full story by […]
Officials release nearly 20,000 lake sturgeon in Michigan
Several partners, including the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, released nearly 20,000 juvenile lake sturgeon into Michigan’s public waters during the summer and early fall. Read the full story by WLNS-TV […]
West MI’s wildlife conservation efforts aim to raise population of lake sturgeon
The Michigan Wildlife Council has created an exhibit highlighting sturgeon and how they’ve played a role in Grand River, Michigan. Listen to the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.