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‘Forever chemicals’ found in groundwater near military bases
-Pentagon documents show at least 385 military installations nationwide are polluted with PFAS, mostly from firefighting foam used widely in training exercises, according to an environmental group that just released the records.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsRachel Duckett
Rising Waters: Great Lakes lighthouse keepers fight to preserve history in the face of climate change
-As one of the oldest lighthouses in the Great Lakes region, much of the Waugoshance Lighthouse’s history has been lost. What remains are unsubstantiated ghost stories, a piece of World War Ⅱ history and a lighthouse left to crumble into Lake Michigan.
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SCUBAnauts enjoy first Great Lakes dive in Alpena
-The SCUBAnauts – a scientific diving program for teens – spent a week in Alpena this month diving in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in their Great Lakes dive.
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BudgetClimate ChangeFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTaylor Haelterman
Coastal Concerns: Communities lack skilled staff and funding to tackle erosion and flooding
-Almost 300 coastal community leaders across the five Great Lakes and various connecting channels responded to the survey, with 95% of them highly or moderately concerned about erosion and flooding.
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Fire on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale 15 percent contained
-A wildfire on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale has been about 15% percent contained and crews have saved some historic cabins from encroaching flames, an official said Wednesday.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Droughts Push More People to Migrate Than Floods
-World Bank report sheds light on the nuanced connections between “water shocks” and human migration.
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Trails, camps closed on Isle Royale after wildfire expands
-A wildfire that’s burned about 200 acres on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale has prompted the National Park Service to close some trails and campground areas on the wilderness island.
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Genetic mapping boosts hopes for restoring prized lake trout
-The research will help explain characteristics that enabled the species to evolve and spread across its vast range, with certain types becoming better suited to particular locations and depths.
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Scientists look for clues to Lake Superior algae blooms
-More than 10 years ago, the discovery of cyanobacteria along Park Point in Duluth — in notoriously cold and stormy Lake Superior — would have been unheard of.