Young climate activists were key players in Joe Biden’s November victory. But will Biden give them decision-making power?
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Big Benefits from Experimental Watersheds
In the ’30s, the USDA established a series of experimental watersheds to better understand how erosion, runoff, and water quality vary in response to different agricultural practices, including sites in the Great Lakes region.
Posted inDrinking Water, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, St. Mary's River, Water Quality
University gives St. Marys River clean, green boost
High school students, community groups and Lake Superior State University will use landscaping this summer to reduce pollution flowing into the St. Marys River.
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality
Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?
The Biden administration wants to correct a legacy of pollution and under-investment in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Two veterans of the U.S. environmental justice movement discuss how to do that.
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History, Mystery and Chemistry – Episode 1022
Who are the people in this old freighter movie? And where could PFAS be in your home?
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do
Nestlé Exit: North American bottled water brands sold to investment firm
Despite the Nestlé exit, the sale does not mark the end of bottled water or the water withdrawals from Great Lakes locales.
Posted inDrinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
PFAS is in fish and wildlife. Researchers prowl Michigan for clues.
Years into Michigan’s PFAS contamination crisis, little is known about how the chemicals affect the fish and wildlife that live in tainted environments. Michigan has become a laboratory for answers.
Posted inDrinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Road Salt: Researchers look at vegetables and juices for alternatives to salt
Great Lakes residents depend on road salt to reach their destinations safely in the winter, but that safety places a heavy burden on freshwater ecosystems.
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Water could make the Great Lakes a climate refuge. Are we prepared?
Michigan and the Great Lakes region — with an abundance of fresh water, warming winters and less fire-prone forests — stand to attract millions of new residents in the coming years looking to escape flooded coastal areas and the parched land of the West.
Posted inFeature Detroit, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region
PBS Project: Great Lakes Now and the Belle Isle Conservancy are hosting a high school intern
With funding from PBS Education, we’re offering a spring internship to a high school student to work on Earth Day-related events with Belle Isle Conservancy and produce video content about the experience.
