Efforts by politicians to create a hunting season for eastern sandhill cranes in both Wisconsin and Michigan are stirring debates among hunters, farmers and birders.
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Feature Lead, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Tests show lead in Benton Harbor tap water finally dropping
The amount of lead in Benton Harbor, Michigan’s drinking water has declined, new testing shows, after three straight years of elevated results compelled residents to consume bottled water and prompted a hurried effort to replace old pipes.
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region
Enbridge seeks federal jurisdiction in oil pipeline dispute
Enbridge Energy moved Wednesday to shift to federal court a Michigan lawsuit seeking shutdown of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.
Posted inDetroit River, Featured, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Old Business: EPA broadly designates legacy toxic sediment sites for funding priority
Environmental groups, government representatives decline to recommend specific priority sites for cleanup.
Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region
Pictured Rocks to begin charging 1st entrance fee in March
Park officials announced Monday that the park along Lake Superior will start charging visitor fees starting March 1, 2022, and that camping fees and lighthouse tour fees will increase as of Jan. 1.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought
The 15 years of studying mercury impacts in a small northern Ontario lake culminated in some unexpected results.
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife
Navigating her boat toward a wooden platform floating in an idyllic New Hampshire lake where “On Golden Pond” was filmed, biologist Tiffany Grade spotted what she had feared.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
Filter Fix: Study shows washing machine filters keep harmful microfibers out of the Great Lakes
The Ontario study found a 41% reduction in both microplastic and cotton fibers in wastewater for people who were using the filter.
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Storms, Sanctuary and Suckers – Episode 1026 Rebroadcast
Plovers nest on a Chicago beach, suckers spawn in Wisconsin, and storms rage in Duluth.
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research
Minnesota lake ice shrinking as climate change warms winters
Air pollution is resulting in warmer lake waters, which in turn leads to more toxic algal blooms in lakes, higher chances of invasive species and declines in populations of lake trout and walleye.