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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismMichiganders to face tickets next spring for swimming in dangerous waves
-The new policy, which takes effect in May, applies only to state-owned beaches. It would not apply to local parks, national lakeshores, privately owned coastal land or other non-state beaches.
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Climate ChangeCOP26Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘The Opportunity Is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance
-Water was overlooked in past global climate talks. Advocates are focusing on the Glasgow meeting to highlight water’s indispensable climate role.
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Report: Shoddy construction, ignored threats led to Edenville Dam collapse
-An independent investigation into last year’s Edenville Dam failure provides new details into how known deficiencies at the dam likely contributed to its collapse. It also raises warnings for safety officials looking to prevent failures at other old, earthen dams.
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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmid Extreme Heat and Drought, Line 3 Pipeline Construction Puts Water At Risk
-State agencies insist — though scientists and indigenous leaders furiously disagree — that waterways won’t be affected.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismNew push to make Michigan’s outdoors more inviting to people of color
-Statistics show the outdoor recreation scene in Michigan and across the nation is overwhelmingly white. Now, the Michigan DNR has made it a priority to reverse that troubling trend.
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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDroughts Push More People to Migrate Than Floods
-World Bank report sheds light on the nuanced connections between “water shocks” and human migration.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsWaste-To-Energy Tech Could Slash U.S. Water Sector Carbon Emissions, But Its Potential Remains Underdeveloped
-U.S. energy policy has done little to incentivize the growth of these technologies, relying on a patchwork of energy credit programs, tax breaks and development spending to promote renewable energy production.
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Cheap Cybersecurity Defenses Exist, But They’re Not Reaching Water Utilities Who Need Them
-One in six water systems reported experiencing at least one IT-related incident in the past year. In the words of a National Rural Water Association brief, “the cyber pandemic for the industry has already begun.”
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToilet water is fouling Michigan’s water. State eyes loans to fix septics.
-Nearly 30% of Michigan homes have septic systems — well above the national average of about 20%.
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Michigan Democratic lawmakers propose $5 billion plan to deal with climate change-caused flooding
-Democratic lawmakers have announced a plan to fund repairs to Michigan’s aging infrastructure. They’re calling for a “bold” climate resilience plan and water infrastructure investment.
