The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring ...

Lake Erie earned the lowest assessment of the five Great Lakes in a report looking at their progress and challenges. But that doesn't mean there's nothing good about the only Great Lake with shoreline ...

Nearly a year ago, plans to turn some not-terribly-productive farmland into a wetland were announced as a pilot project. Now, deep-rooted grasses and plants friendly to bees and butterflies are ...

An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts – a paradox that left Today in Ohio ...

People in Toledo, Ohio — a city on Lake Erie about an an hour away from Windsor, Ont. — are going to be voting on that question Feb. 26. The special vote asks voters if they would support amending the ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and quagga ...

LAKE ERIE BEACH, N.Y. — Hundreds, even thousands of dead fish are washing up along Lake Erie, catching beach-goers by surprise, but experts say there's no need to panic. For some beachgoers, it's a ...

LANSING – Michigan and its neighbors have missed a 2025 deadline to curb the farm pollution that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie, despite 10 years of work and millions of dollars spent ...