Lake sturgeon were once incredibly abundant in the Great Lakes, but the Great Lakes population is estimated to be less than 1% of its historical numbers.
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality
New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse
Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Minnesota’s 2040 carbon-free energy bill, coal ash crackdown continues
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do
Episode 2301 Lesson Plans: Shrewd Sanitation
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality
Right to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
Some lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward ending the shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Citizen Science, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Moment: A community science survey
“Volunteers reported 17 bald eagles on the ice, an estimated 20,000 Canvasbacks, about as many Redheads, a smattering of other ducks, and Tundra and Mute swans.”
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WATCH: How smart is your sewer
The city of South Bend, Indiana, once had a big problem. Too much sewage was being pumped into the St. Joseph River, which eventually flowed into Lake Michigan. The US government ordered the city to do something about it. But, the price tag was astronomical. Desperate for a solution, city officials found a smart one right under their noses.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Smart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds
“Smart sewer” technology is increasingly common in the region, helping cities avoid overflows that release untreated sewers into lakes and rivers.
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Lake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked
Into October, there were higher air temperatures in the entire northwest region than ever before.
