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Tom Farnquist is in the business of preserving underwater artifacts and displaying them in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The problem is, a lot of those artifacts were technically stolen from the State of Michigan. And one day, the state notices.

A new trail system aims to connect eight states, communities and ecosystems along the world’s largest freshwater system.

Michigan issues air quality advisory due to smoke from wildfires in Canada’s Manitoba province, where 17,000 people are under evacuation orders.

Although legislators highlighted the law’s potential to spur ​“dispatchable” power like gas and nuclear, its tech-neutral incentives can benefit solar, too.

More PFAS news: Michigan lawmakers propose free testing for kids, while Illinois advises private well owners to test for contamination.

The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp. But first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the construction site.

As May’s cooler temperatures give way to summertime warmth in Michigan, the Great Lakes are slightly cooler than usual but warming. But where are Michigan’s warmest waters?

Intense rains caused manure runoff into several waterways, including the Kickapoo River.

Michigan, Ohio and Ontario failed to reduce the total phosphorus entering Lake Erie in 10 years. State officials and environmentalists are butting heads on where to go from here.

A new study shows the Great Lakes are vulnerable to more extreme temperature highs and lows over the decades due to climate change.

A powerful account of Ojibwe leaders Chief Blackstone and his son Bakindeghiizhik. A family legacy of challenging narratives and defending Anishinaabe rights.

Microplastics are an urgent issue in the Great Lakes. Learn what’s causing them, how it affects health and what you can do.