Researchers at the University of Waterloo are using "bacterial sex" to program bacteria found in wastewater plants to break down microplastics.

Scientific agencies around the world, including NASA and NOAA report 2024 was the hottest year on record. Climate change is costing society in higher insurance rates, higher food costs, and more.

The State of the Great Lakes report includes a number of accomplishments and jobs still ahead for improving the environment and the well-being of the people who drink, fish, and swim in the waters.

Jimmy Carter interviewed by Lester Graham in 1997 regarding Carter's views on religion and politics.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will teach people how to identify birds at a class to be held near Kalamazoo in February during the Great Backyard Bird Count.

HUD reported chronic homelessness jumped more than 12 percent from 2022 to 2023. Some Michigan shelters report they’ve seen a greater spike since then.

In the past, it was suggested you could dispose of your old Christmas tree in a pond, lake, or stream for fish habitat. Conservationists now suggest you find other ways to dispose of it.

Invasive sea lamprey damage or kill Great Lakes fish. The COVID pandemic reduced the ability to implement population control efforts. Now sea lamprey populations are higher.

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count is underway until January 5. Coordinated visits to hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada to count birds depend on volunteers. There are about 80 sites in Michigan and more than 70 in Ohio.

Environmentalists want reduced pollution from Holcim as part of its $30 billion spin-off of North American facilities, including those in Michigan.