Sturgeon Fest released 1,500 baby sturgeon into the Maumee River to help restore historic populations on Saturday. 1,200 ...

Michigan lawmakers are the closest they’ve been in years to passing a statewide septic code that would increase inspections ...

The Trump administration is rolling back Endangered Species Act protections. Bees, birds and dozens of species could be in danger.

The Ann Arbor-based lab, launched in 1974, is one of seven NOAA research laboratories across the country. It’s the only one ...

More energy news with another setback for the Line 5 pipeline and an unconventional destination announced for iron ore from a ...

By Vivian La, IPR This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

This story is the first in a nine-month investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from the Park Foundation and Water Foundation. Once a week, ...

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

Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, reporting from the shore of Lake Superior. The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle ...

In 1991, a Lake Michigan fishing vessel crew netted an object they later deposited on a beach in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was subsequently identified as a fully-armed Sidewinder missile. While this is ...

Zebra mussels are not native to the Great Lakes. They were first discovered in the area in the late 1980s, and it has been an ongoing battle to get rid of and control them ever since. But what’s the ...