Tag: Lake Erie
Plastic pollution in Lake Erie soared over the past decade, research shows
Samples collected by researchers aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian research vessel in 2014 and 2024 showed an increase in the volume of plastic per square kilometer, suggesting that the […]
High winds causing water to ‘vanish’ from western Lake Erie
The big cold front moving into the Great Lakes region, leading to heavy snow in some areas and high winds and gale warnings on the Great Lakes, is also expected […]
Axolotl, rare salamander native to Mexico, discovered in Pennsylvania waterway
An aquatic creature that is extinct in the wild everywhere except Mexico City was discovered in a Pennsylvania waterway. The axolotl was found swimming in Walnut Creek near Lake Erie […]
Lake Erie’s dramatic retreat: Water levels drop after period of record highs
People walking, running or launching boats along Lake Erie’s shorelines may have noticed more exposed beach and rock than in recent years — a subtle sign the lake has dipped […]
The history of taming the Great Black Swamp
This is an excerpt from the book “The Great Black Swamp: Toxic algae, toxic relationships, and the most interesting place in America that nobody’s ever heard of.” Available for purchase on November 11, 2025, by Belt Publishing.
“The Worst Road in America”
Disasters do not happen overnight.