The Great Lakes offer abundant opportunities to visit “blue spaces” that help lower stress and improve overall mental health.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Citizen Science, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change
These young researchers are participating in citizen science — the public voluntarily helping to conduct scientific research.
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Multi-million dollar restoration projects proposed for the Saginaw Bay watershed; paid with settlement money from corporate polluters
Ten restoration projects have been proposed, including wetlands and other wildlife habitats.
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Fading Stars and River Bugs – Episode 2303
Citizen scientists chart the night sky, measure the health of a river and The Catch.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Who We Are and What We Do
I Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks
A team of ducks leads us to where the invasive round gobies are overwintering and along the way schools us in how to find fish underwater.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Nibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools
The Anderson Collection’s oldest pieces are from the Clovis period of human history—delicately shaped points made of jasper or Hudson Bay lowland chert.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Who We Are and What We Do
Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
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Gray winter skies
Bridge Michigan reporter Kelly House said this winter has been especially cloudy.
