algae

Combatting absenteeism in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a store that's bringing authentic Mexican-made products to West Michigan communities, why legal lake levels are such a hot topic issue, and what's going on with algae in northern Michigan lakes.

How algae and microplastics interact in the Great Lakes, a new poetry collection captures the essence of urban and suburban environments, and a look at the history of the Gossard Girls, women who sewed corsets and bras at factories in the U.P during Michigan’s industrial age.

Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don't work.

Right now, scientists are on a ship taking samples and measurements of the Great Lakes. They’re trying to determine how the lakes will fare this year and…

Issues & Ale: Seeing Green in Lake ErieMon, August 20, 6:30-8:00 PMBlack Cloister Brewing Company619 Monroe St, Toledo, OH 43604In the summer of 2014,…

Lake Superior is cold, deep and clear. But it’s no longer the clearest of the Great Lakes.Lakes Michigan and Huron have gotten clearer, bumping Lake…

Scientists launched a kind of underwater robotic tool in Lake Erie this week to test the water for toxins.Timothy Davis is a researcher with NOAA's Great…

Yesterday, I talked about how Lake Erie is endangered by pollution from factory farms, which dump hundreds of millions of gallons of animal waste onto the…

You might remember two years ago, when people in Toledo couldn’t drink the water for a couple days because it had been poisoned by toxic cyanobacteria in…

TOLEDO – Ohio's plan to take a big bite out of what's feeding the toxic cyanobacteria in western Lake Erie leans heavily on programs put in place over the…