The state legislature established the panel in 2018 at the urging of Republicans who described it as a check on excessively burdensome regulation.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Invasive Species, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great Lakes invaders
Learn more about the invasive mussel species and how they are impacting the lakes and life around the lakes — for the better as well as for the worse.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Ric Mixter, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Plasma-blasting PFAS, Wisconsin utilities decline to test, $1M Democrat ad buy
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Buffalo, Drinking Water, Guest Article, Investigative Post, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
City of Buffalo lead poisoning plan missing key elements
One missing element: a local law allowing city inspectors access to the interiors of the city’s abundant rental singles and doubles in poor neighborhoods.
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Wolverine Worldwide will pay $113M over PFAS-polluted drinking water
Wolverine still faces lawsuits from area residents, though the company said it believes its actions approved under the settlement “will have a significant and beneficial impact” on the resolution of those cases.
Posted inAP, Article, Equity and Environmental Justice, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Grants seek market-based reductions of Great Lakes pollution
Federal grants totaling more than $1.8 million are being awarded for projects using market-based approaches to reduce algal bloom-causing nutrient pollution in the Great Lakes.
Posted inIsland Basketball - Feature, Recreation and Tourism
Island Basketball
Traveling by bus, ferry, airplane, snowmobile and horse taxi, basketball teams from four Great Lakes island schools met on Mackinac Island for their second annual tournament.
Posted inSeries - Primary
Drop, Soo and Lock It – Episode 1011
Winter doesn’t stop work around the Great Lakes. See what happens at the Soo Locks when they close for maintenance, and drop into the chilly water with commercial divers who battle the zebra and quagga mussel invasions in the lakes. In a warmer setting, join us in the Mackinac Island school gym for a tournament just for island school teams.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Cleveland, Great Lakes Echo, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Water sensors, data collaboration make Great Lakes smarter
Communities relying on Lake Erie for water could get an early warning of incoming algal blooms with technology currently in development.
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Documentary Update: What’s new with one of the families featured in “The Forever Chemicals”
Seth and Tobyn McNaughton recently reached a settlement with Wolverine Worldwide and 3M.