Lake Champlain

A new book explains how microplastics get into our waterways and into our bloodstreams.

Scientists have long considered excess phosphorus to be the culprit behind cyanobacteria blooms, which can be harmful to humans and other animals. But a recent University of Vermont study finds nitrogen also plays a key role in fueling them.

Ted Lawson has traveled the world and now directs ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. Here’s what he’s learned.

The Midwest is home to five Great Lakes. But for a short time in the late 1990s, there were six — after one Vermont lake crashed the party.

Scientists say the fish are a reliable measure of lake and basin ecological health.

Before you head out to enjoy Vermont's lakes and ponds, it's a good idea to check the water status to make sure it's safe to swim — and refresh yourself on how to spot cyanobacteria on your own.

Researchers on Lake Champlain are doubling down on years of research to try to figure out how tiny pieces of toxic plastic are getting into the lake, which serves some 200,000 people with drinking water.

Local scientists and environmental activists update us on the push to protect our region’s largest lakes.

For the first time in decades, scientists are not going to stock Lake Champlain with hatchery lake trout. That's because wild fish are finally spawning and sustaining their populations again.

At a hearing Tuesday night, commercial anglers urged state regulators not to adopt proposed changes to Vermont’s panfish rules.