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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroit RiverFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Rouge River Revived
-In this Great Lakes Moment, author John Hartig previews one of his new books, this one about the destruction and recovery of the Rouge River in southeast Michigan.
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APLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAnn Arbor sends partially treated wastewater into river
-The City of Ann Arbor says an estimated 1.38 million gallons of partially treated wastewater flowed into the Huron River during maintenance at its treatment plant.
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AgricultureDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: High levels of “forever chemicals” found in pesticides, artificial turf
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects
-While the owner considers whether to reopen the nuclear plant, Michigan will study whether new plants could make environmental sense.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAs septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reform
-A bill would require inspection of septic systems when homes are sold. It’s meant to address worries that old systems are failing.
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CollaborationForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDana Nessel sues former west Michigan company over PFAS, other pollution
-The suit blames FKI Hardware Inc. for contaminating nine west Michigan properties with PFAS, volatile organic compounds and metals before exiting Michigan in 2016.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRemedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice
-They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work.
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Alex HillChicagoFeature HomepageIllinoisLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksTourismMapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await
-Hundreds of shipwrecks have been mapped out but researchers believe more are out there.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoFish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditions
-Ichthyology is the scientific study of fish and fishery biologists are scientists who study fish. But not all fisheries biologists are ichthyologists. Here’s why.
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AdvocacyAuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Line 3 protests, renewable energy efforts growing
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
