Microplastics are everywhere, including the water we drink

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People who think they can avoid drinking microplastics that are plaguing the Great Lakes need to think again. Microplastics were found in 93% of bottled water samples collected across 11 […]


Study estimates Lake Erie region worth $443 billion

The natural value of the Lake Erie region is $443 billion, according to a year-long consultant’s report prepared for the Ohio cities of Toledo and Oregon, as well as for […]


High Great Lakes water levels cause havoc across Michigan

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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

Trash on beach

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

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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

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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 — […]