Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality
US EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work
Environmentalists say the Ohio plan will not work because it doesn’t hold agriculture responsible for the runoff from fields using manure from factory farms as fertilizer.
Posted inNews, The Catch
Fresh Coast Film Festival
The event will include screenings of more than 80 environmental and outdoor-focused films at venues throughout Marquette.
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research
Bird songs may ease the blues
The Great Lakes region’s more than 300 bird species may provide valuable mental health benefits.
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research
In warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved
Government officials begin the grim task of prioritizing which cold lakes and rivers to sacrifice — or save — as the climate changes. Not all cold-water loving fish may survive in the northern Great Lakes region.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News
WATCH: Supreme court un-protects many U.S. wetlands
There is concern about millions of acres of wetlands across America, including the Great Lakes region, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do
Energy News Roundup: Vision for green energy in underserved communities, nationwide burst of clean energy jobs
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Enbridge: Federal review of Line 5 tunnel permit is ‘inexplicably lethargic’
The Canadian energy giant pleads with Michigan officials to intervene, saying federal authorities are slow-walking their review of a key permit needed to build a tunnel in a pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.
Posted inCulture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations
I’m working to revitalize an Indigenous language and bring it into the future
Language revitalization efforts, both in Canada and the U.S., are opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reclaim their cultural ties. Strategies for revitalizing languages range from language documentation to immersion language schools.
Posted inFeatured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks
Tracing for human remains on shipwrecks with environmental DNA
The study used environmental DNA, a revolutionary way to assist in studying life on earth. It allows scientists to uncover hidden aspects of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems by analyzing genetic material in the environment.
