Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes EPA office reaffirms 2030 cleanup goal for Detroit River, other contaminated sites
Activist coalition says Michigan funding urgently needed for the Detroit River, ongoing pollution from chemical plant threatens progress.
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Trails and Wetlands – Episode 2309
Mountain biking Great Lakes trails and the U.S. Supreme Court’s impact on wetlands.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
I Speak for the Fish: Mesmerized by minnows
Dazzling metallic flashes radiated around me with each twist and turn of their slender bodies. I was completely immobilized and mesmerized by the splendor.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Behind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan
A 150-year-old schooner that sank in 1881 was finally discovered in Lake Michigan.
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Points North: We Got Jellyfish!
Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we still don’t know much about the elusive creatures. A team of student scientists is trying to change that.
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
What do Michigan rattlers chow down?
Massasaugas strongly prefer small mammal prey, yet individuals occasionally consume other prey, including amphibians, reptiles and birds.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality
State of Michigan sues Gerald R. Ford Airport Authority for PFAS pollution
The Michigan Attorney General’s office sued the Grand Rapids airport authority on behalf of EGLE over a dispute on responsibility for PFAS contamination.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, News
WATCH: Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990
Student journalist Jada Vasser took a look at the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990 and the impact it has had on the lakes. The legislation gave the Great Lakes region specific standards of water quality that needed to be met in order for the lakes to be used for things like fishing, recreation and more.
Posted inNews, The Catch
Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990
The legislation gave the Great Lakes region specific standards of water quality that needed to be met in order for the lakes to be used for things like fishing, recreation and more.
