Revised Senate bills would ban plastic microbeads, launch targeted drinking water sampling and require a statewide research ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The National Weather Service issued flood warnings on four Michigan rivers this week as a winter storm system adds more precipitation to a wet and frozen state. The Maple River, ...

Since 2022, Michigan Waterway Stewards has removed 208,000 pounds of trash and cleared more than 150 river-wide obstructions.

LANSING, Mich.— From the Great Lakes to the smallest creeks and streams, Michiganders are united by a common cause: water. With over 40% of Michigan covered in water and with the Great Lakes holding ...

The Rouge River is one of three highly polluted Michigan waterways. A four-year study conducted by U.S. Geological Survey shows that three Michigan rivers are among the most polluted waterways that ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) advises residents and visitors to avoid foam on Michigan’s lakes, rivers, and streams as summer approaches due to potential contamination ...

LANSING – Every spring for the last 15 years, Gene Gilliland and some friends have gone smallmouth bass fishing in Lake St. Clair in Southeast Michigan for a week. He and one friend travel from ...

While most of us associate flooding with spring rains, one of the most unpredictable hazards on Michigan waterways happens in the dead of winter: the ice jam. An ice jam is a temporary, natural dam ...

There is little to no ice on mid-Michigan rivers after last week's warm temperatures eliminating the threat of a jam later this spring. With cold temperatures returning to mid-Michigan this week, the ...

A bill would make water safety instruction part of the PE curriculum. Advocates say schools play a vital role in keeping children and teens safe in and around water.

Didymo creates stalks to attach to rocks and wood in a river stream or parts of lake beds. These stalks can form mats that cover the floor of waterways. Didymosphenia geminata — didymo for short — ...