Glaciers are flush with microbial life. But, as climate change speeds glacial melting, scientists rush to establish microbial ...

It only takes one teaspoon of road salt to permanently pollute five gallons of water. This is why a new initiative in the Brainerd Lakes Area was started to limit the amount of salt used on area ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Swimmers in Lake Champlain or other lakes around our region already know that beaches are sometimes closed on the hottest days of the year, making it more difficult to ...

On a radiant July afternoon, a pair of scientists hung their heads off the side of a boat and peered into the brilliant blue water of a lake known for its clarity. They were watching for the exact ...

Historic mining activities near Coeur d’Alene Lake in Northern Idaho have contaminated millions of tons of lake sediments with metals. Since enacting environmental regulations in the mid-1970s, metal ...