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I Speak for the Fish: No petting for these cats
-Of the 46 species of catfishes found in North America, you can find only nine of them in the Great Lakes. In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson discusses encounters with some of them, including one of the rarest fish in Ontario.
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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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Enbridge ordered to pay $3M for Line 3 groundwater leak
-The state Department of Natural Resources said Enbridge, while working near Clearbrook in January, dug too deeply into the ground and pierced an artesian aquifer, which resulted in a 24 million gallon groundwater leak.
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US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initial determination that the region’s wolves could again be in peril — after decades spent restoring them — will kick off a year-long biological review.
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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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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsQ&A: Climate, equity and diversity top priorities for new national non-profit executive
-Great Lakes Now talked to the new Natural Resources Defense Council President and CEO Manish Bapna on a range of topics, including electric-powered vehicles, drinking water shutoffs, the fixation on economic growth, and equity and diversity issues.
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Alex HillFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMapping the Great Lakes: Defining the region … with three maps
-Explore this map of the Great Lakes region and the different ways to interpret what it means to be part of the Great Lakes.
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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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Chicago resists putting life rings at risky lake piers
-The Chicago Park District said it plans to put life rings along the Lake Michigan waterfront but only in areas that are considered safe to swim.
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BudgetClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaRachel DuckettWisconsinBridge Over Warming Water: Grants fund fish habitat conservation projects around the Great Lakes
-Rivers, streams and lakes are warming, casting a dark shadow on the future of coldwater fish in the Great Lakes region. To save them, state and federal agencies around the Great Lakes are investing millions in these fish.
