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AuthorsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLandmark Great Lakes coastal wetland program continues restoration drive that began in 2010
-Climate change is causing scientists to cope with unpredictable challenges.
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Climate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why
-Chances are, if you’re a healthy individual, going for a bike ride or a hike in light haze won’t be a big deal, and your body will be able to recover.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyInside the Michigan lab where scientists raise killer bugs to save trees
-The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that feeds on ash wood, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across North America. The key to saving what’s left may be growing behind paned glass in a quiet Brighton business park.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: 3M being investigated for contamination, New safety bills introduced in Michigan
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshGreat Lakes Moment: New trail connects people with secluded Detroit River wetlands
-The new Grosse Ile Township greenway trail is designed to improve public access to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge’s Gibraltar Bay Unit.
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Asian CarpAuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshIllinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp
-Illinois objects to terms of “complex” partnership agreement required by the Army Corps of Engineers, while Michigan policy expert questions the need.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan lawmakers pledge ‘full support’ for reopening Palisades nuclear plant
-The push to repower the shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant has momentum in Lansing, with a bipartisan caucus pledging support for the plant’s revival.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Illinois house passes ethics bill, EPA rule in Indiana
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Freighters!
-The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area, and they are also some of the busiest inland waterways in the world.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeBill aims to allow backyard wildlife feeding, but critics fear deer disease
-State Rep. Ken Borton wants to allow recreational wildlife and bird feeding to be protected. He said the intent is to allow feeding of squirrels and other small animals. But state wildlife officials say that would encourage deer and elk to congregate, spreading disease.
