When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Will J.D. Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump? on Feb 14, ...

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

Every year, more than 22 million pounds of plastic pollution enter the Great Lakes, according to a study by the Rochester Institute of Technology. While visible plastic waste is an ongoing concern, an ...

New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

Scientists are urging the US and Canadian governments to take swift action after discovering high levels of microplastic ...

U.S. Senators from Michigan Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters are pushing new legislation Tuesday that would reauthorize the ...

International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board says lakes Ontario and Michigan show greater ...

To that end, the nonprofit Great Lakes Observing System, or GLOS, is asking ice fishing anglers and others who go out on the ice to gather and submit measurements of thickness, as well as observations ...

Greater Napanee council approved a recommendation from staff to support a grant application for the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative by way of a letter of support.

It’s one of the more serious emerging pollution threats to the Great Lakes, which have a long history of manmade threats and restoration efforts. Microplastics are formed in a number of ...