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AgricultureClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, Research
Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss
-Federal aid is coming to Michigan’s sweet cherry farmers, who lost much of their crops this year due to erratic weather patterns and subsequent pest infestations.
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Feature HomepageLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key
-Using trackers to follow the path of plastic bottles in rivers around the Greater Toronto Area, the students found hot spots for garbage before it enters Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
How northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes
-Organizations from northern Michigan have been sending people to assist with relief efforts on the ground. Here are some ways to help from home.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
-Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.
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Forests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsin
Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests
-Environmentalists say the plan doesn’t go far enough while industry says no action is needed.
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This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?
-Owners of the S.S. Badger, one of the last coal-fired ships in the world, are trying to decarbonize. They recently received government funding that would help.
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Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.
-The state’s dairy industry is suing towns over denied permits and environmental regulations.
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Ohio Department of Agriculture is working to stop the spread of the spotted lanternfly
-With spotted lanternfly populations on the rise in Ohio, experts are weighing their response. 12 counties are under quarantine on the transportation of plant material.