Line 5 sits on the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac which connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. Advocates are worried about the risk of an oil spill in the lakes.
This is the first year the Chicago research group has been able to study winter conditions of the microbial communities and the “Winter Grab” will help bring more awareness to this field of work in the coming years.
Lessons and activities based on the month Great Lakes Now program.
Lessons and activities based on the month Great Lakes Now program.
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
The science of shrinking ice coverage, Great Lakes ice fishing and skating on wild ice.
Among the arguments used by Canadian energy giant Enbridge in support of its Line 5 pipeline that runs through Michigan is that, if it’s closed, there will be a significant impact on energy prices for consumers.
While 2022’s ice coverage is turning out not as low as initially projected, overall trends still suggest a decline in the annual average over the past five decades.
Lessons and activities based on the month Great Lakes Now program.
Meters beneath its vibrant surface, Church Lake is a dead zone — a chemical soup of phosphorus and road salt has left the water toxic and oxygen-deprived.
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