The Little Ice Age, which lasted around 500 years, had a profound impact on the environment and the people who lived around Lake Ontario.

Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are responsible for much of the oxygen we breathe, play pivotal ...

The proliferations have become increasingly common in recent years and can have health and economic impacts in affected areas ...

The Army Corps of Engineers released over 54.29 billion gallons of water into the St. Lucie River from Dec. 7 through Jan. 23 ...

Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...

Telling this story through something visual that beautifies a community is a great way to educate Toledo residents and ...

The sponge, coated with nanoparticles that have an affinity for pollutants, can collect metals like zinc and copper, as well ...

When the summer sun shines and temperatures climb, conditions are ripe for Minnesota lakes to produce harmful algal blooms. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reminded people this week that some ...

Pollution-reduction projects in the IRL have reduced lagoon pollution by more than 800,000 pounds of excess nitrogen.

It’s also the No. 1 source of under- and unregulated pollution in the Great Lakes. “It’s causing toxic algae blooms in various parts of the lakes,” he said. “It’s causing huge rural ...