Scientists with the International Joint Commission want to see a coordinated effort to monitor microplastic pollution in the ...

A water conservation group hopes that a new "live" billboard will help drive home that the lake still has a long way to go ...

Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

Scientists advising a cross-border organization that reports on Great Lakes water quality are calling on the U.S. and Canadian governments to designate microplastics a Chemical of Mutual Concern under ...

A new film explores a massive effort from scientists, governments, and small businesses to save the Great Lakes from invasive ...

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

The report recommends a follow-up study on microplastics exposure and risks to humans in the Great Lakes basin. Kidd and many other experts are calling for additional policies to reduce plastic ...

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 ...

which has provided targeted funding towards restoring the most polluted sites in the Great Lakes basin, like Milwaukee. Much of the funding for the area of concern cleanup is targeted towards ...