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

Board of Directors has elected new officers: Mark L. Miller, board representative appointed by the state of Michigan, is ...

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 ...

The oxbow’s natural shoreline along the Rouge River, once eliminated for flood control, has been restored and transformed ...

There are about 42 fewer days of wintry weather in the Great Lakes than in 1995, according to a study published in the ...

Canada and the U.S. are being asked by the science advisory board for the International Joint Commission to designate ...

The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...

Both projects—Ontario Place and Highway 413—threaten the ecological health of the Great Lakes and surrounding ecosystems. An ...

Efforts to keep the city of Rochester Hills’ green spaces free of invasive species just got a boost. Rochester Hills was ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. A ...

"These are customers that have cruised all over the world, and they are choosing the Great Lakes," says Stephen Burnett, ...

The Central Lakes College-Brainerd program on Feb. 12 will include a poetry reading and a craft talk by one of "the great ...