Great Lakes

America's groundwater is now running dry where water is abundant: the Great Lakes.

The agency seeks public input on the fourth Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan.

The 1972 Clean Water Act and a 1990 amendment help safeguard the Great Lakes, but challenges remain.

Up to 46,000 gallons of diesel fuel may have spilled into Lake Michigan from a large ship. It triggered a multi-agency response, including the US Coast Guard, EGLE, and ship owners.

Fouls odors continue around the Stellantis Mack Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, Black farmers on the importance of growing your own food, and cruise lines launching “citizen based science” expeditions in the Great Lakes.

Autonomous research vessels are gathering data about fish in the Great Lakes.

A binational Great Lakes fishery dispute, expanding Detroit neighborhood art, fearing foam on the water, and the best advice to keep that happy vacation feeling.

The Michigan Department of Great Lakes and Energy has asked shoreline property owners to remove sandbags along shorelines of the Great Lakes.

Last year’s total of 108 drownings matched the number for 2020. This year there have been 30 drownings so far, with Lake Michigan accounting for almost half.

Federal protections for many wetlands have been removed. Some states have laws to protect those wetlands, but some are stronger than others.