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Algae BloomsCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsReport: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie
-A new report suggests Michigan and Ohio will fail to reduce nutrient runoff by 40% as agreed upon.
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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse
-Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRight to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
-Some lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward ending the shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureKari LydersenLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinSmart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds
-“Smart sewer” technology is increasingly common in the region, helping cities avoid overflows that release untreated sewers into lakes and rivers.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
-State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked
-Into October, there were higher air temperatures in the entire northwest region than ever before.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
-The settlement comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies.
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AdvocacyCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoad Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
-Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBook chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times
-The journey of modern man began 10,000 years ago and “the distribution of water defined its starting point.”
