A pandemic, record-high lake levels, an outbreak of botulism—despite the slew of challenges, wildlife workers have helped the shorebirds thrive.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Plastic Impact: Canada launches multi-year study of microplastics in water and soil
Results from previous research have offered conflicting evidence about the particles’ impact on aquatic creatures.
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality
Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?
A group of Michigan legislators has introduced a bill package that would use public funds to rebuild the Sanford and Edenville dams and repair two upstream dams that were damaged in the floods, while enacting regulatory reforms designed to hold private dam owners accountable for maintaining their property.
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PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in bottled water and makeup, “Filthy Fifty” list generated, corporations drop toxic packaging
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inCulture, Habitat Restoration, Indigenous Communities, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Ancient human remains unearthed at proposed Kohler golf course site in Wisconsin
The rapidly eroding Lake Michigan shoreline is also raising questions about the future of the controversial project adjacent to Kohler-Andrae State Park.
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality
Feds Release First Slice of Water Bill Assistance Funds
Initial distributions will help states, tribes, and territories set up the first-ever federal water bill assistance program.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Commercial Fishing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Marine Blooms of Harmful Algae Increasing in Europe, Much of the Americas
The study did not investigate freshwater harmful algal blooms, which are also assumed to be increasing globally because of more nutrients in lakes and rivers and warmer water temperatures.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Dune Dispute: Wisconsin Lake Michigan shoreline threatened by adjacent golf course development
For the past seven years, Kohler Company and neighbors of the Kohler-Andre State Park have been battling over 250 adjoining acres of land, citing shoreline erosion, threatened species and wetland encroachment.
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Raining PFAS: Amount of PFAS found is outpacing legacy contaminants
A basin-wide precipitation monitoring program is finding PFAS showing up all around the Great Lakes, from Chicago to Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Posted inClimate, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Attachment to your community can motivate climate change action
Researchers from the University of Minnesota and the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts surveyed residents of the north shore of Lake Superior to understand how the communities there might be impacted by climate change.
