Where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron connect, powerful water currents rush in opposite directions over an antiquated pipeline known as Line 5. Along the pipeline’s route from Wisconsin to Ontario, via ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Lake Tahoe Watercraft inspectors have recently intercepted a highly invasive species known as Golden Mussels on a vessel at the Alpine Meadows. The discovery has raised ...

Hypersaline lake ecosystems are unique aquatic environments characterised by salt concentrations well above that of typical seawater. Such extreme conditions foster specialised biota, including ...

Even the tiniest discoveries can have outsized significance, a worm in a salty lake hints at life yet to be found.

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about ...

As large wildfires stick around for longer periods of the year in California, so does the smoke they emit. New research from UC Davis says that’s impacting lake ecosystems. The study analyzed the ...

For many people, the humble goldfish is their first pet. Swimming in a tank in your house, it’s hard to imagine it’s much of a threat. But released into the Great Lakes, this iconic fish can imperil ...

In 2022, smoke from wildfires spread across Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Credit: Ty O'Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Amid an unusual September heat wave, several major wildfires are raging ...

California’s fires disrupt lake ecosystems, and mountain lakes like Tahoe may be especially vulnerable. The 2021 Caldor fire had firefighters protecting structures at the Echo Summit (shown) near a ...

Road de-icing salts accumulate in streams, wetlands and lakes. They can stay in ecosystems for years or decades.

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