Overfishing is a global concern that is easy to believe is happening in some far-off distant land by a few bad characters.

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The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen ...

Alliance for the Great Lakes calls for use of enforceable regulations to prevent toxic algal blooms. Michigan agency says the ...

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The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.

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Your guide to the agencies and programs responsible for emergency services and disaster aid, how to return home and clean up ...

Excessive infrastructure spending, climate change and a strained regulatory system add costs for ratepayers, advocates say.