Times Herald of Port Huron republished an article from the  Democrat & Chronicle that quoted Joseph Atkinson about the threat of microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes. 

Dozens of news outlets nationwide, such as the Herald Times Reporter, reposted an article from the Democrat & Chronicle that featured Joseph Atkinson discussing Great Lakes pollution.

The Niagara Gazette reported that the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency are building a 700-foot-long fish passage to help emerald shiners overcome the velocity of the Niagara River, a project that UB researchers, including Joseph Atkinson, helped to provide data for.

Joseph Atkinson weighed in on the likelihood of Lake Erie freezing over for the first time since 1996. Phys.org  republished the article

The Democrat & Chronicle quoted Joseph Atkinson in an article about the success of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that was passed in the 1970s. 

Investigative Post quoted Joseph Atkinson in an article about summer beach closures along Lake Erie due to poor water quality.