North America had the highest diversity and density of freshwater mussels on Earth. Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered ...

Mudpuppies are amphibians which means their skin is thin and vulnerable to whatever is in the water around them, which makes ...

Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous.

The Trump administration promises to roll back clean energy incentives while the nuclear sector hangs on to its tenuous ...

As government sensors fall short, people are buying their own to protect against particulate pollution linked to heart and lung disease, cancer and a higher overall risk of premature death.

More PFAS news as study detects PFAS in wristbands, another correlates prescription drugs with “forever chemicals” in ...

DNR pans to clear a little over half a square mile of forest for solar panels in Otsego County sparked a firestorm of ...

Managing Canada geese, saving freshwater mussels, and an Ojibwe lens on the fur trade.

Political uncertainty in Canada and an unpredictable U.S. president could challenge Canada’s water sovereignty, says policy ...

There was a time when many people in the Great Lakes watershed drank sewage. With some highly publicized exceptions like the disastrous lead contamination of the Flint, Michigan, water supply in 2014 ...

Twisters and other severe weather events are becoming more common in the Midwest due to climate change, and seniors are more ...