A small catfish that is endangered in both Michigan and Ontario is making a comeback thanks to improved water quality and artificial reef construction in the Detroit and St. Clair rivers.
Wildlife habitat projects look for new funding as hunting licenses decline
National declines of hunting license sales and the need for additional wildlife conservation funding have prompted proposals to fill the fiscal gap, including one that’s stalled in Congress despite bipartisan support.
PFAS News Roundup: Michigan airport under investigation, disagreement over Wisconsin state regulations
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Sturgeon Restoration: Streamside hatcheries on the Manistee, Milwaukee and Maumee rivers
By some rivers, seasonal facilities are popping up, with the goal of improving lake sturgeon survival rates and successful natal imprinting.
Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine
Twin Metals will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, the company said Wednesday.
Utility eyes earlier shutdown of Lake Michigan power plant
A northern Indiana utility company is looking to shutter a coal-fired power plant along Lake Michigan two years earlier than planned.
Check this Michigan map for childhood lead levels in your community
Overall, the percentage of Michigan children with elevated blood lead levels has been falling for more than two decades, from nearly a third of children tested in 2000 to just 2.5 percent of children tested in 2020. But those statewide gains can be deceptively reassuring.
Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They’re looking harder
Benton Harbor is likely just the beginning. Since the southwest Michigan community’s prolonged lead-in-water crisis began making national headlines this fall, residents of Hamtramck, Wayne and Manchester have all learned that their water, too, exceeded government lead standards.
Majority in US concerned about climate: AP-NORC/EPIC poll
President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago.
Farm Protection: Ontario invests in projects to help farms improve Great Lakes water quality
More than $2.5 million was awarded from the Ontario government to 19 projects that ranged from green infrastructure projects to helping spread good land management practices.
