Mille Lacs is the 13th lake and the first in the Upper Midwest to be examined by Clean Up the Lake, a small organization that made a name for itself in 2022 by pulling 25,000 pounds of trash from ...

With over 40% of Michigan covered in water and with the Great Lakes holding 21% of the world’s fresh surface water, it’s ...

The trash trap is V-shaped, so the water naturally pushes trash toward the middle while the edges of the "V" touch the river banks, blocking any trash from moving past it.

Officials say there are safety challenges with crews getting into the pond and trying to reach the trash that floats in the water. By Vince Ybarra. Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

In just its first few weeks in operation, a low-tech water wheel has already scooped up enough trash and debris from the Upper Newport Bay to fill nine dumpsters — including a mattress and more ...

The event comes just ahead of World Water Day on March 22, a day dedicated to raising awareness about global water issues. “These are our 10th trash traps between the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico ...

Twenty bottles, each fitted with a tracker and a scannable QR code, were dropped into the water off Stony Brook Drive at 10 a.m. ... underscoring how quickly trash can migrate downstream.