The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. But experts say there’s still time to prevent the worst outcomes.
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice
“We Can’t Have Land Back Without Water Back”
The director of Pueblo Action Alliance, an activist group, Julia Bernal is acutely aware that in arid areas like her home in the American Southwest, the fight for Indigenous rights starts with one crucial resource: water.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Shipping and Ports, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do
Duckling Docks: Toronto installs floating docks to save drowning birds
Parts of Toronto’s harbor are lined by high dock lines intended for ships, making it impossible for ducks to climb out and rest. But a series of low, floating docks recently installed by PortsToronto should change that.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan’s soggy summer evidence of a global climate reckoning
Tens of thousands of homes were damaged when a series of severe storms hit southeast Michigan this summer. The worst of them dropped as much as seven inches into a sewer system built to drain no more than three inches in 24 hours.
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region
Alpena hosts annual Yngling regatta
Thunder Bay was a flurry of activity Saturday, as 15 Yngling sailboats competed in the 2021 Yngling North America Regatta in Alpena.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change
The Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, Pollution, and Climate Change is a production of The Environment Report. Listen to the full documentary on Michigan Radio’s website.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Rachel Duckett, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Tech company develops PFAS-eliminating technology, PFAS Action Act heads to Senate, study finds PFAS in Arctic ice
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, John McCracken, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
The Farmory: Is indoor fish farming a viable way of tackling declining fish populations?
In Wisconsin, a one-of-a-kind aquaculture operation shines a light on a new, sustainable industry push that could help with declining yellow perch populations, but it’s not without its own challenges.
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region
Paddle Battle: International canoe race brings families together
Thousands travel to the Au Sable River in Michigan every summer to watch the AuSable River Canoe Marathon, one of three major canoe races, with the other two in New York and Quebec.
Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks
Service held for last survivor of ’58 Great Lakes shipwreck
A memorial Mass has been held in northern Michigan for the last remaining survivor of a Lake Michigan shipwreck that killed 33 people in 1958.