Teen looks to the future as an environmental scientist

Lansing teenager Kevin Quealy hopes his future efforts in researching alternative energy will improve the environment for future generations.

Science class gets up close and personal with nature

Scientists seek to document later fall colors

Clocks may not be the only thing falling back: That signature autumn change in leaf colors may be drifting further down the calendar.

GUEST COMMENTARY: IDEM marks 25 years of protecting Hoosiers

This year as we observe the 42nd Earth Day, another milestone occurs as we celebrate the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's 25th anniversary. Much has happened in the years since IDEM was created in 1986.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Ensuring quality of life takes hard work

People who are lucky enough to live near the Great Lakes never stop talking about that elusive, intangible idea "quality of life." What is it? Good work, playing hard, clean air to breathe and water to drink, times with family and friends outside on a breezy summer day. We might be floating …

Genetically altered salmon? It doesn't stop there

WASHINGTON | We've always played with our food — even before we knew about genes or how to change them.

Great Lakes groups study how to stop invasive species

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. |  Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region kicked off a $2 million study Thursday of how to slam the door on exotic species such as Asian carp by cutting links between the lakes and the Mississippi River watershed.