The Great Lakes are some of North America’s most beautiful and prized bodies of water, but swimming in them might not be the best idea anymore. According to a January 2025 report from the ...

Levels of fine particles in outdoor air that aggravate asthma and are linked to health problems have put some parts of Michigan, including Kalamazoo County, above federal air quality standards.

as well as nearshore areas of Lake Michigan. Legacy industrial pollution is largely to blame for the impairments in the Milwaukee estuary, specifically from PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls.

Like most public systems in the county, Allendale Township delivers Lake Michigan water to customers, which does not have the same supply and pollution risks as wells. Adam Elenbass, the township ...

The protection of our state and national parks, forests, Great Lakes, and wildlife refuges is not just an environmental issue ...

It’s one of the more serious emerging pollution threats to the Great Lakes, which have a long history of manmade threats and restoration efforts. Microplastics are formed in a number of ...

Scientists in an Ann Arbor research office were among hundreds fired nationally as the Trump administration slashes staff ...