State agencies insist — though scientists and indigenous leaders furiously disagree — that waterways won’t be affected.
Canada’s national approach to climate change was updated in mid-August with a focus on Indigenous reconciliation, nature-based solutions like natural infrastructure, and the post-COVID creation of green jobs.
Statistics show the outdoor recreation scene in Michigan and across the nation is overwhelmingly white. Now, the Michigan DNR has made it a priority to reverse that troubling trend.
As one of the oldest lighthouses in the Great Lakes region, much of the Waugoshance Lighthouse’s history has been lost. What remains are unsubstantiated ghost stories, a piece of World War Ⅱ history and a lighthouse left to crumble into Lake Michigan.
Birds vs. buildings in Chicago, algae blooms on Lake Superior, and aquariums re-open.
The SCUBAnauts – a scientific diving program for teens – spent a week in Alpena this month diving in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in their Great Lakes dive.
Drought in the west, changing political dynamics could provide long-term challenges for the Great Lakes.
Almost 300 coastal community leaders across the five Great Lakes and various connecting channels responded to the survey, with 95% of them highly or moderately concerned about erosion and flooding.
World Bank report sheds light on the nuanced connections between “water shocks” and human migration.
Bird populations have been in decline for the past 50 years. Great Lakes Now talks with Ken Rosenberg, applied conservation scientist with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, about why he hasn’t lost hope and what people can do to help the birds.
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