Invasive mussels that blanket the depths of lakes Huron and Michigan have pushed whitefish to the brink of extinction. What ...

Local officials see millions of dollars in tax revenue, but more than 950 residents who signed ballot petitions fear endless ...

Local officials allege the University of Michigan is being “deceptive” over its plans for the $1.2 billion “computation ...

Buffalo is not a place that typically makes national headlines outside of football season. But in late July, the city did exactly that for one hugely significant reason: it became the last large city ...

City officials said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind ...

Stroll along Cleveland’s Edgewater Pier on a summer evening, and you’ll hear Arabic, Spanish, and other languages wafting through the lake air. For decades, international immigrants have found a home ...

is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. For more than a decade, controversy over an oil pipeline that passes directly through a Native American ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Just 15 months after receiving an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for excellence in community water fluoridation, the city ...

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information ...

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, including our water, our food, and even our bodies. And the Great Lakes are no exception. Ripples of Plastic is a documentary from Ohio filmmakers Chris Langer ...

Shortly after Chelsea Rochman started her faculty job at the University of Toronto, she began working with the Government of Canada to sample microplastics in fish from Lake Ontario. What she found, ...