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Cruises, Rising Waters and Ship Safety – Episode 1005
-Travel aboard one of the growing number of cruise ships as passengers visit First Nation communities on a Canadian island…
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Pipelines, Plastics and Parks – Episode 1004
-The fight over an oil-and-gas pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac went to the courts, and microplastics were detected in…
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Fire, Fish and Food – Episode 1003
-See how Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River has been cleaned up since it famously caught fire 50 years ago. Go fishing for Asian carp and learn to identify all four species in or near the Great Lakes, then find out how hydroponic farming is creating connections between sustainability, technology, water conservation and food.
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The Forever Chemicals: MLive Reporters and Great Lakes Now engage Sustainable Brands 2019 audience
-After a documentary screening at the Sustainable Brands 2019 conference in Detroit, Great Lakes Now hosted an audience discussion with the MLive Media Group reporters who have been leading the coverage of the PFAS issue in Michigan.
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Ships and Shipwrecks – Episode 1002
-Come aboard a boat that delivers mail to ships on the Great Lakes. Learn about life on a Great Lakes freighter, and dive into some incredible shipwrecks in the Great Lakes’ only national marine sanctuary.
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Public Radio Shares Message: The Lakes Matter
-Show Host Ward Detwiler and Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda appeared on Detroit Today to discuss the new program and what else viewers can look forward to from Great Lakes Now.
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PFAS pollution already costing Michigan communities millions
-Michigan residents may be in line to pay for the fixes to PFAS contamination for years to come.
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Ann Arbor spends $1 million to deal with PFAS contamination
-The city started to ask in 2017: “What can we do about it?”
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In West Michigan, sticker shock over toxic water costs
-Plainfield Township officials estimate that $62 million is needed to bring municipal water to areas contaminated by PFAS chemicals.