“I’ve never been a big fan of the cold months, but I’m determined to mend our relationship this year.”
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality
Michigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
The settlement comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies.
Posted inAdvocacy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality
Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Gas stove debate, electric vehicle expansion
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Book chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times
The journey of modern man began 10,000 years ago and “the distribution of water defined its starting point.”
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
Science Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days
In this new feature, see what scientists are learning about the impacts of climate change on the region – and what can be done to mitigate them.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
Mapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt
Another environmental oddity of the Great Lakes region is the existence of snowbelts or large areas impacted by lake effect snow.
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Smart Sewers and Sunken Aircraft – Episode 2301
A high-tech solution for sewage and recovering WWII aircraft from Lake Michigan.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Culture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
Nibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”
The Ojibwe word for the paper birch is wiigwaasi-mitig — or Nimishoomis wiigwaas — Grandfather Birch.
