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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsMichigan regulators approve key permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel
-The ruling puts Enbridge Energy a step closer to tunnel construction despite opposition from environmental and Native American groups and Democratic officials.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchConcerns about Michigan steelhead populations prompt new catch limits
-State regulators are ratcheting down the number of fish anglers can keep in some rivers, citing fears that the fish could be in trouble. State scientists disagree.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClevelandCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBuilding a Smart Lake Erie Watershed
-Water quality sensors in Lake Erie are being networked to make more data accessible to researchers and government agencies, as well as the public.
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No convictions for Flint: Attorney general ends water crisis prosecutions
-A state prosecution team on Tuesday announced it’s given up on the effort to criminally charge public officials for the Flint water crisis. One unsurprised community leader called it “the norm” for a city repeatedly failed by the state.
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Michigan steps up dam removal in race against climate change
-As climate change threatens to warm Michigan rivers, dam removal can drive temperatures down by several degrees overnight. An influx of state and federal money has boosted removal efforts, but advocates say more is needed.
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The spawn from lake sturgeon in Michigan to be introduced to Cuyahoga River
-The progeny of lake sturgeon from Michigan will be released into the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland, Ohio.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsMichigan water rights advocate questions effectiveness of proposed affordability legislation
-Too much ‘wiggle room’ for utilities, plus temporary assistance program doesn’t address underlying issues, says Detroit’s Monica Lewis-Patrick.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads
-Buying wetlands on the commercial market is expensive. The state of Michigan set up a program to give municipal road agencies a way to mitigate damage to wetlands more cheaply.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work
-Environmentalists say the Ohio plan will not work because it doesn’t hold agriculture responsible for the runoff from fields using manure from factory farms as fertilizer.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchIn warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved
-Government officials begin the grim task of prioritizing which cold lakes and rivers to sacrifice — or save — as the climate changes. Not all cold-water loving fish may survive in the northern Great Lakes region.
