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Forest Service says lightning caused Minnesota wildfire
-A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota that crews have been fighting since the weekend has grown to 6 1/4 square miles.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedInfrastructureMinnesotaNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota issues plan to treat water marred by 3M chemicals
-Minnesota pollution control and natural resources officials released a $700 million plan to improve the drinking water for 14 communities whose groundwater was contaminated due to chemical disposal by 3M.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyGrayling Revival: Researchers hope to reintroduce a once-abundant native fish
-Michigan’s Arctic Grayling Initiative, a grassroots collaboration between the Michigan DNR, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and 45 regional partners, aims to restore populations of the little native fish.
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Indiana Dunes National Park eyes its 1st-ever entrance fees
-The National Park Service will hold an online public meeting on the proposed fees via Zoom on Wednesday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CDT. If approved, the fees would begin on March 31, 2022.
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Sewer overflow sends wastewater into rivers, Lake Michigan
-Days of heavy rain this month overwhelmed Milwaukee’s sewer system, sending millions of gallons of untreated wastewater into area rivers and Lake Michigan.
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Census: Big population drops in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
-The U.P. for years has struggled through job losses tied to downturns in the manufacturing and mining industries.
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Depleted wetlands impact freshwater turtles in Toronto
-The density of turtles in the wetlands were lower than researchers had hoped. It’s estimated that about 85% of the wetlands and shoreline of Lake Ontario are gone.
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ClevelandDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFlintForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPFASRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water Roundup: Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, Canada reaches $8 billion settlement with First Nations
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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History and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsShipwrecksRogers City museum inducts Lake Huron shipwreck victims, honors lives
-The ship broke up in a storm on Lake Huron in late November of 1966 before it could reach the protection of Thunder Bay, killing 28 of the 29 men aboard. Until recently, photos and biographies of only six of the ship’s crew hung on the museum’s walls.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToilet water is fouling Michigan’s water. State eyes loans to fix septics.
-Nearly 30% of Michigan homes have septic systems — well above the national average of about 20%.
