Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Food, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Eat Your Heartland Out: Great Wine on the Great Lakes
The episode takes a look into the wine industry on Ohio’s North Coast on Lake Erie.
Posted inClimate, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research
DTE agrees to shut down coal-fired Monroe plant in 2032, three years ahead of schedule
The agreement includes investment in renewable energy and storage, energy efficiency, bill assistance and energy equity. It also gives favorable treatment to DTE shareholders.
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research
Points North: Rekindling Wilderness
The idea that wilderness is untouched by man is written into law, but it’s not so accurate. Humans have used fire to shape many places we call “wilderness.”
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Nearly $1.2 billion spent at one site to deter invasive carp from Great Lakes; other entry sites still possible
Nearly $1.2 billion is to be spent at one site to prevent invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. There are a dozen more places where the carp could get in.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality
No contact advisory in place for part of St. Joseph River
An estimated 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater have been discharged into the St. Joseph River.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
“It’s a good thing”: Fishflies in Great Lakes region signify healthy water
Even though fishflies may not be the prettiest insects, they represent good. A large number of fishflies near the Great Lakes area means the water is healthy.
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Episode 2306 Lesson Plans: Combatting food waste
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin
What are wetlands for, anyway?
Here’s what to know about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v EPA changing wetland protection impacts the Great Lakes region.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Mapping the Great Lakes: Summertime fishing
Summer is the best time to fish the Great Lakes, although some might argue for the joy of ice fishing.
