water pollution

A proposed plan will repair ecosystems and create recreational opportunities along the Tittibawasee River, Saginaw River, and Saginaw Bay.

Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.

Heavy industrial activity has been operating along parts of the Detroit and Rouge rivers for decades. The legacy it's left is up to 5.1 million cubic meters of contaminated sediment.

A dry cleaning solvent has been found to be a health hazard. It's already polluted sites throughout Michigan. A newly introduced bill would phase out the use.

Today on Stateside, we heard from an educator about how to safely fish in the Detroit River. Plus, we heard about an ongoing mastodon study at U of M and revisited two conversations about Michigan birds.

The Clean Water Act called for waterways to be fishable and swimmable. A report shows the U.S. EPA and states are only half way there.

When a septic system eventually fails, things can get nasty in a hurry. It can mean backups into the home and runoff into streams or lakes which can put public health at risk. The state doesn't regulate septic systems, but new legislation could see the state offer some financial assistance.

When you visit one of the Great Lakes, whether it’s a sandy beach or a rocky coastline, it’s hard to imagine how something so big could be affected so profoundly by alien invasive species, or pollution, or climate change.

Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) are forecasting the…

It’s freezing outside and Larry Scheer is in neoprene chest waders kicking up sediment in Boyden Creek near Ann Arbor, Michigan.He’s using a fine mesh net…