Michigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
The legal settlement with Asahi Kasei Plastics North America over PFAS at its Brighton plant comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies tied to Michigan’s PFAS crisis.
Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
Energy News Roundup: Gas stove debate, electric vehicle expansion
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Book 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.”
Science Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days
In this new feature, see what scientists are learning about the impacts of climate change on the region – and what can be done to mitigate them.
Mapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt
Another environmental oddity of the Great Lakes region is the existence of snowbelts or large areas impacted by lake effect snow.
Smart Sewers and Sunken Aircraft – Episode 2301
A high-tech solution for sewage and recovering WWII aircraft from Lake Michigan.
Nibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”
The Ojibwe word for the paper birch is wiigwaasi-mitig — or Nimishoomis wiigwaas — Grandfather Birch.
Multi-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change
The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters.
PFAS News Roundup: New requirements taking effect in 2023 to protect consumers from ‘forever chemicals’
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
I Speak for the Fish: And the survey says…
Doom and gloom coverage of the Great Lakes’ underwater realm has unfairly skewed the public’s perception.