By Tom Henry | The Toledo Blade WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio — Manure spread across more than 100 acres of farmland just before a major thunderstorm rolled in killed “close to […]
Posted inArticle, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research
The Carp Autopsy: “No Good News”
The autopsy is over. But what did we learn? On June 22nd, a silver carp was discovered 9 miles from Lake Michigan in the Little Calumet River of the Chicago […]
Posted inArticle, Interview, Latest News, News, Protect
It’s Jobs versus the Environment in Wisconsin. And Jobs won.
Foxconn Technology, the Taiwan-based consumer electronics manufacturer has selected southeast Wisconsin as the site for a new plant that will employ up to 13,000 tech workers.
Posted inLatest News, News, Video
How healthy is Lake Erie? The Mayflies know.
From Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist: Today, greatlakesnow.org posts the third in a series of short videos about the Great Lakes by filmmaker Aaron Martin. Aaron is a producer and director […]
Posted inArticle, News, Protect, Video
Oh, the water. Is it back on yet?
A look at some water shutoffs in Detroit Bill Kubota, Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Bureau, greatlakesnow.org A recent study here in Detroit linked serious health issues to people who’ve […]
Posted inArticle, Audio, Latest News, News
Audio from WDET: Environmental Reporters Talk Great Lakes Issues
Mary Ellen joined other environmental reporters on WDET‘s Detroit Today, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 to discuss the biggest issues surrounding the Great Lakes. John Flesher, Associated Press environmental writer, in […]
Posted inArticle, Asian Carp, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research
Keeping Carp out of the Great Lakes: Who Pays?
Asian carp deterrent is latest addition to list of funding requests How deep are the federal coffers when it comes to funding for the Great Lakes? The region will find […]
Posted inArticle, Audio, Interview, Latest News, News, Protect
What does climate change mean for the Great Lakes?
By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls 2016 the warmest year on record around the globe. The surface temperature of […]
Posted inArticle, Play, Protect
A Great Lakes Adventure in the North Channel
I’ve heard tales about the hidden coves and pristine shorelines of Lake Huron’s North Channel for most of my adult life and had always longed to see it. Earlier this […]
Posted inArticle, Asian Carp, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Video
Asian Carp Report: Will Illinois Senator Durbin push it to the finish line?
The Army Corps of Engineers’ most recent study to stop or at least slow the advance of Asian carp toward the Great Lakes was released on Monday. What’s known as […]