BeBot the Beach Cleaning Robot Tackles Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes is a growing environmental and public health concern, with most shoreline litter made up of plastic. While volunteers play a major role in cleaning […]
Restoring the Lake: Thunder Bay’s Environmental Turnaround
Thunder Bay, a city on the northwestern shore of Lake Superior, has undergone a dramatic transformation from one of the most polluted industrial zones on the Great Lakes to a […]
Orphan Wells Pose a Contamination Risk to Aquifers
A recent USGS study published in Science of the Total Environment has mapped groundwater vulnerability to contamination from orphan wells across the U.S., highlighting the Pennsylvanian aquifer system as one […]
Microfibers in Great Lakes Spark Pollution and Health Concerns
Researchers, including Eddie Kostelnik from Valparaiso University, have discovered that microfibers—tiny plastic strands mostly released from washing clothes—are widespread in the Great Lakes and are being absorbed by algae in […]
Impact of Septic Systems on Michigan’s Water
Michigan is the only U.S. state without a statewide septic code. With nearly 1.5 million homes relying on septic systems, poor maintenance and outdated regulations pose serious environmental and public […]
Supreme Court Rules Against EPA’s Broad Sewage Permits
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled 5-4 in favor of San Francisco in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its sewage permits under the Clean Water Act […]