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AuthorsFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedMichiganNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsReport: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie
-A new report suggests Michigan and Ohio will fail to reduce nutrient runoff by 40% as agreed upon.
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AuthorsBrian OwensFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonLake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up
-Lake sturgeon were once incredibly abundant in the Great Lakes, but the Great Lakes population is estimated to be less than 1% of its historical numbers.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganMichiganMinnesotaOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Minnesota’s 2040 carbon-free energy bill, coal ash crackdown continues
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRight to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
-Some lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward ending the shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders.
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AuthorsCitizen ScienceDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJohn HartigLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGreat Lakes Moment: A community science survey
-“Volunteers reported 17 bald eagles on the ice, an estimated 20,000 Canvasbacks, about as many Redheads, a smattering of other ducks, and Tundra and Mute swans.”
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
-State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageIan SolomonLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismIan Outside: Winning winter
-“I’ve never been a big fan of the cold months, but I’m determined to mend our relationship this year.”
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
-The settlement comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies.
