Despite “adverse” impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it’s better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now
Mussels are Destroying Shipwrecks
The Great Lakes are filled with shipwrecks. But these underwater time capsules are under threat from an unlikely foe: mussels. Quadrillions of mussels have taken over much of the Great […]
Posted inClimate Change
Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
Posted inIndustry
The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals
Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.
Posted inEnergy News Roundup
Indiana wants to be in charge of its own coal ash dumps
More energy news as Ohio makes hundreds of millions from fracking beneath public lands and a shuttered Michigan nuclear plant nears a highly anticipated restart.
Posted inWater Quality
Detroit River tour highlights restoration successes, $1-billion cleanup hurdle: ‘We all have a role to play’
The Detroit River lost 97% of its coastal wetlands to development but remains one of the most biologically important Great Lakes waterways, with millions of fish spawning there each spring.
Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now
Mussels Could Doom This Iconic Fish
Whitefish are an iconic fish species. But invasive mussels are stripping the Great Lakes of nutrients that baby whitefish need to survive. Could this doom this beloved species? All Too […]
Posted inData Centers
Garfield Township inches closer to a possible data center moratorium
People filled a township planning commission meeting on Wednesday to voice support for a temporary ban on data centers. The township is the latest northern Michigan municipality to consider such a move as local and regional pushback grows.
Posted inPolitics
Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
