water

For seven years, local researchers have been trying to find the cause of golden brown algae in Torch Lake with inconclusive results. Now, a partnership with the federal government seeks to expand the scope of the investigation.

Most of the freshwater in the U.S. is in the Great Lakes. That’s why some in the region worry western states will come after it. But others say the real danger is commodifying water. Next time on Points North, the ethics and economics of trading water futures.

Most of the freshwater in the U.S. is in the Great Lakes. That’s why some in the region worry western states will come after it. But others say the real danger is commodifying water. Next time on Points North, the ethics and economics of trading water futures.

The state Senate Appropriations committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would spend 2-and-a-half-billion-dollars on water infrastructure.

New bills in the state House would put Michigan’s water — including groundwater — in a public trust. That means that the waters would have to be reserved…

This week on Points North, the water is so high in Michigan this summer that shorelines are disappearing, docks are underwater and rivers are overflowing.…

On Tuesday, October 24, the Great Lakes Water Authority issued a boil water advisory for parts of Oakland County after a 48-inch water main broke late...

New test results show lead levels in Kalamazoo’s water system have dropped. The federal limit for lead in water is 15 parts per billion. Last time the...

The hunt is on for lead pipes in Detroit. Flint officials still don’t know where all the city’s lead service lines are. That’s because the building...