Current Environmental News

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Officials release nearly 20,000 lake sturgeon in Michigan

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 (11 reads)

Several partners came together to release lake sturgeon in Michigan waterways this summer and fall.

Microplastics in the Great Lakes: 1,941 particles per pound of sediment

Wednesday, October 02, 2019 (80 reads)

Using the Great Lakes as a laboratory, researchers at the University of Western Ontario are studying the behavior of microplastics as a geologic phenomenon.

West MI's wildlife conservation efforts aim to raise population of lake sturgeon

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (62 reads)

The Michigan Wildlife Council has created an exhibit highlighting sturgeon and how they’ve played a role in Grand River, Michigan.

Slimy lakes and dead dogs: climate crisis has brought the season of toxic algae

Monday, September 23, 2019 (46 reads)

Toxic algae blooms are threatening the health and safety of people as well as their pets. Algal blooms are being heightened by increasing temperatures and nutrients entering the water.

Lake water to tap water: Making great lakes water drinkable is not easy

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (89 reads)

The increasing severity of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie over the last decade means water plant operators must work even harder to create clean, safe drinking water.