High Great Lakes water levels cause havoc across Michigan
High water has hit Michigan with devastation and misery. Beaches have disappeared, roads, bridges and parks have closed and swift currents have swept loved ones away. Read the full story by […]
A glass of cold, clear – plastic? No thanks
In 2016, researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology found that 22 million pounds of plastic debris enter the Great Lakes every year from the United States and Canada. Most people don’t […]
Proposed study would look at higher precipitation levels in the Great Lakes region
A bipartisan group of representatives from New York is trying to pass legislation that would fund a study that could help states address the issue of rising water levels in […]
These devices are catching litter before it ends up in lakes and rivers
Photo: The city is piloting a device that sits inside the catch basin and collects litter before it ends up in the sewer system. (Robin De Angelis/CBC) London, Ontario is […]
Large algae bloom in Lake Erie predicted for 2019
Photo: Western Lake Erie and an algae bloom as seen from a Landsat-8 satellite in September 2017. (NASA/USGS) NOAA and its research partners are predicting that the western Lake Erie […]
Algae bloom creeping into Lake Erie from Sandusky Bay
Researchers say toxin-producing algae have formed in northern Ohio’s Sandusky Bay and are migrating into Lake Erie near Cedar Point, a signal the lake’s western basin could see massive blooms […]
Study predicts more challenges for Lake Erie shoreline residents
Residents living along the Lake Erie shoreline are expected to face more challenging conditions due to high water and erosion, according to a consultant leading the Chatham-Kent Lake Erie Shoreline […]
Michigan Agriculture and Environmental Education Workshop
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will host a Michigan Agriculture and Environmental Education Workshop for educators — […]
In Detroit, ‘trash fishing’ is a thing and it’s reeling in big catches
A group hauls bags of trash off the boat after a trash fishing expedition. (Photo: Trash Fishing Facebook page) Instead of hooking bass, a father and son duo are netting a […]
As floods increase, cities like Detroit are looking to green stormwater infrastructure
Urban sprawl meant paving over grasslands and wetlands, making it so water is unable to soak into the ground. Today, that impervious development, coupled with the more intense storms brought […]