It remained the dominant issue in Great Lakes pollution through the early ‘90s, when hydrophobic organic chemicals came to the fore, said Joe Atkinson, director of the Great Lakes program at the ...

Lush forests and crisp mountain air have drawn people to New York’s Adirondack Mountains for centuries. In the late 1800s, ...

Plastic pollution is more concentrated in some lakes and reservoirs around the world than in the infamous “garbage patches” of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, according to a study published ...

From litter to invasives, the Great Lakes have their share of problems. At least a few dozen "nurdles" were discovered in just two hours by a team of 17 volunteers on June 22, 2024. Zebra and ...

A Southeastern Louisiana University professor's removal as a leading researcher for a team that uncovered high levels of ...

The administration of President Donald Trump is seeking to roll back more than two dozen environmental rules and policies, ...

By the 1960s, water pollution is impossible to ignore in Canada. Lake Erie is an algae-ridden mess and industry is creating hundreds of new chemical compounds with no safe disposal method.

It remained the dominant issue in Great Lakes pollution through the early ‘90s, when hydrophobic organic chemicals came to the fore, said Joe Atkinson, director of the Great Lakes program at the ...