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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds
-The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. But experts say there’s still time to prevent the worst outcomes.
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“We Can’t Have Land Back Without Water Back”
-The director of Pueblo Action Alliance, an activist group, Julia Bernal is acutely aware that in arid areas like her home in the American Southwest, the fight for Indigenous rights starts with one crucial resource: water.
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Michigan’s soggy summer evidence of a global climate reckoning
-Tens of thousands of homes were damaged when a series of severe storms hit southeast Michigan this summer. The worst of them dropped as much as seven inches into a sewer system built to drain no more than three inches in 24 hours.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsGreat Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change
-The Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, Pollution, and Climate Change is a production of The Environment Report. Listen to the full documentary on Michigan Radio’s website.
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Forests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGroups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging
-Hoping to seize upon the Biden administration’s pro-public lands agenda, a coalition of Michigan environmental groups is mounting a push to shield tens of thousands of acres in the western Upper Peninsula from future logging and other development.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyRecreational Hunting and FishingAfter federal rule change, Michigan resumes killing cormorants to save fish
-Under a new federal permit program, Michigan officials can kill up to 9,650 adult cormorants and destroy up to 1,400 nests in hopes of keeping fish out of the birds’ bellies and on Michigan anglers’ fishing hooks.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsSome Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement
-The response to Chicago’s lead pipe replacement project is a story playing out in neighborhoods across the country. Government public interest initiatives, even with the best of intentions and resources, are being curtailed by mistrust.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismGreat Lakes surfers to Michigan: Don’t close beaches during rough waves
-Critics of the proposed order acknowledged the good intentions behind it but said it’s not the best way to improve water safety in Michigan.
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How much should lawyers make in the Flint water crisis settlement?
-Residents and lawyers are arguing the merits of the proposed $641 million Flint water crisis settlement, with residents saying the fees lawyers are seeking that could amount to about 30 percent of the settlement is money that belongs to the victims and lawyers saying they’re simply asking for fair compensation.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsTourismPeople ignore drowning warnings, so Michigan may close Great Lakes beaches
-Red flags fly above the sand of Michigan’s Great Lakes beaches warning when the waves are dangerous, but that’s not always enough to stop swimmers from entering the risky water. It comes amid concerns that Great Lakes drownings will set a new record this year.
