Climate change, geopolitics, and business opportunities power a blue economy.
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research
Why smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways
“It’s been a real boom, and a lot of people will say that the good ole days in bass fishing are now.”
Posted inFeatured, Food, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Wisconsin
One man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin
Adam D’Angelo’s work includes planting an orchard in Spring Green this year to research and develop new varieties of the pawpaw fruit.
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region
Northern Michigan program says to get discounted solar, sign up with your neighbor
Access MI Solar offers discounts for projects — if enough people sign up.
Posted inClimate Change, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research
Wildfires are getting worse. Can an old technique help control them?
The Great Lakes will likely see more wildfires, but Ojibwe land practices could reduce future risks.
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region
After six years, Ohio moves to end coal bailouts that have been in place since bribery scandal
More energy news as states sue over Trump’s wind energy freeze and a Bezos-backed startup picks Indiana for its first EV plant.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Everything you need to know about the Biggest Week in American Birding
Thousands of birders will flock to northwest Ohio for beloved warblers and many other winged-creatures big and small.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, History and Culture, Invasive Species, John Hartig, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?
Examining some of the recent federal environmental cuts in metro Detroit, which serves as a microcosm for the Great Lakes region.
Posted inAudio, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin
Points North: My lakes are better than your lakes
Minnesota and Wisconsin are rivals at just about everything. So when Wisconsin’s secretary of tourism claimed Wisconsin had more lakes than Minnesota, the embers of an age-old debate were stoked.