This year marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, the waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, New York City, and the Atlantic Ocean. The canal slashed the time and ...

A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.

After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, grieving families faced another storm: unequal insurance payouts, corporate pressure and a ...

An internal memo from Ontario’s electricity system operator outlines concerns with TC Energy’s large pumped storage proposal ...

Farrand Hall is in the grass among the lavender and wildflowers. It’s nestled by the coop where the chickens roam near your ...

Darker commutes and seasonal animal patterns make late fall one of the most dangerous times on regional roads.

Rob Green has worked in non-fiction television for more than 20 years, making shows about history, science, food, travel, and more—and telling a range of stories broad enough to include high risk SWAT ...

An interview with a University of Michigan researcher who found a connection between high pollen days and mental health struggles, raising concerns about prevention and awareness.

This Great Lakes News Collaborative series examines the links between the region’s changing climate, its abundant water and its residents’ health. This Great Lakes News Collaborative series ...

It’s a curious acronym — PFAS — and it stands for a family of chemicals that’s in most homes and being detected in an increasing number of people’s water systems in Michigan and other states and ...

The way J. Ellen Marsden remembers it, when she first suggested calling a new Great Lakes invasive species the quagga mussel, her colleague laughed, so the name stuck. At the same time, it was no ...

This story is the first in a nine-month investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from the Park Foundation and Water Foundation. Once a week, ...