Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
WATCH: Harmful algal blooms with Michigan Radio
The Catch featured an ongoing and serious concern is back in Lake Erie: harmful algal blooms. The blooms exist throughout the Great Lakes, but are especially pervasive in the western basin of Lake Erie.
Researchers: Current Great Lakes stewardship is “ill-equipped” to handle future challenges
University of Michigan report calls for new guiding principles and leaders with skills to work across disciplines.
Harmful algal blooms
Harmful algal blooms exist throughout the Great Lakes, but are especially pervasive in the western basin of Lake Erie.
Government watchdog: EPA slow to raise alarm in Benton Harbor water crisis
Government auditors say EPA officials failed to follow a new “elevation policy” that’s meant to generate a stronger response to the most urgent environmental and public health threats.
Grassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network
Activists aim to enrich their neighbors’ quality of life and deepen their connection to nature.
Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Episode 2308 Lesson Plans: Shoreline stones
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Protecting Ohio’s wetlands
A Supreme Court decision that came out in May changes and impacts wetlands throughout the country, including here in the Great Lakes.
Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan
America’s groundwater is now running dry where water is abundant.



