New methods of detecting contamination in waterways are more accurate and faster, allowing officials to warn public beachgoers on the same day of testing.

The University of Toledo reports twice as much potentially deadly microcystis – the most prevalent form of toxic algae – in western Lake Erie as there was this time last year.

Experts say removal of the Boardman River dam is the biggest in Michigan history, and the largest-ever wetlands restoration in the Great Lakes region.

Asian carp may be bottom-feeders, but they have high-class humor — sort of. Echo got a hold of the invasive game-changer via Twitter last week.

A new method of battling the blood-sucking sea lamprey involves an unlikely odor: the smell of its putrefied flesh.

We need to encourage water conservation and support its treatment and distribution.
Elected officials don’t see a political future in telling constituents to use less and pay more for it.

A long-buried stream hidden beneath Detroit may soon break free from concrete shackles and become a centerpiece of green development.

Managing access to beaches where roads meet the water isn’t always clear.

A recent study found almost 90 percent of storm water outfalls tested in Milwaukee contained human sewage.

Little additional land has been converted to cropland since the 1950’s, but a recent study reports that changes in its use could pave the way for more dead zones in the Great Lakes.