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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Indiana sees price hikes, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio struggle with solar
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSoaring Fertilizer Prices Could Deliver ‘Silver Lining’ For Emissions, But Farmers Struggle to Limit Use
-The sudden rise in fertilizer prices could have implications for global emissions by reducing how much of it farmers use in their fields. But experts say there’s more to the picture.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingHistory and CultureLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsShipwrecksThe CatchTourism
Shoreline shipwrecks
-There are thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, but you don’t need scuba gear to see all of them.
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AgricultureCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology
-Much has changed since the Treaty of Washington was signed in 1836, notably because of invasive mussels. But human activity changed the Great Lakes long before then.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsFeds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine
-“The proposed mineral withdrawal aims to prevent further negative environmental impacts from future mining operations.”
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekHow will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out
-A relatively unknown chemical has come to recent attention as concern mounts over what it could do to our fish populations.
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APFeature HomepageFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsState: Chemical company likely source of Flint River spill
-Authorities focused on a chemical company as the likely source of a spill that has left a dark oily sheen for miles on the Flint River.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationCommercial FishingDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismJEWEL OF THE GREAT LAKES: Keeping pollutants out
-Spring showers may bring spring flowers, but they can also carry pollutants into the lake that provides Alpena’s drinking water and many tourism dollars.
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Several thousands of gallons of oily material in Flint River
-Several thousands of gallons of an oil-based, dark black material with a petroleum smell spilled into the Flint River in Flint, authorities said Wednesday.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchLake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten
-Despite the fact the blue pike appears to be a dead end both scientifically and practically, it still regularly blooms anew in fishing forums and on social media.
