In this “watch party,” originally broadcast on Facebook on Jan. 8, 2021, Belle Isle Aquarium Aquarist Amanda Murray chats with WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda and […]
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In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
Changes to the nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways will expose more stretches of small streams to development.
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European Colonists Dramatically Increased North American Erosion Rates
Around 200 years ago, when conversion of land for agriculture became more widespread, the amount of sediment accumulating in riverbeds across the continent jumped tenfold.
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U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer
The owner of an oil processing company in Flint is accused of violating the Clean Water Act.
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Trump administration rule ends prosecuting industry for unintentionally killing birds
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service changed part of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act which has protected birds for more than 100 years.
Posted inAsian Carp, Budget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Michigan, Illinois sign agreement to build Asian Carp barrier
There are already electric barriers to stop Asian Carp. This new one will be more complex and the first line of defense.
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Unexploded Ordnance: Lake Erie shoreline site of long-term munitions study
Of the millions of munitions buried in the bed of Lake Erie, only a small percentage will surface. But that small percentage still holds a large risk of the munitions being live or containing explosives.
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality
Years After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation
In its 2021 budget, Congress included millions for lead testing in schools, where children are still exposed to the toxic metal.
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President signs Great Lakes mapping bill into law
The last time some of these maps were updated was back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality
Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement
Activist Jasmine Hall started demands to get residents more money and resources out of the settlement, and Attorney Loyst Fletcher has requested for residents to get more information.
