Recreational activity skyrocketed in Michigan through spring and summer. Now the state’s snowsports businesses hope they’ll get a similar burst of sales.
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Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region
Q&A: What Michigan’s move to shut down Enbridge Line 5 means
Those involved in Michigan’s pipeline debate said they’re expecting a lengthy legal battle before the pipeline’s fate is settled.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.
The lead author of a new report sheds light on how climate change, invasive species, nutrient pollution and other Great Lakes problems are interacting.
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Winning Work: Great Lakes Now recognized for communication excellence by Great Lakes Protection Fund
The Great Lakes Now initiative – our show, website, engagement efforts and educational resources – wins a Great Lakes Protection Fund Leadership Award.
Posted inCOVID-19, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Another Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan
During the pandemic, the number of children being tested for lead poisoning has been cut in half.
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
As policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner
Minnesota candidates haven’t pressed climate or clean energy despite rising temperatures and voter interest.
Posted inGuest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The States
Michigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists
Voters will decide next month whether to shift oil and gas royalty spending from land acquisition to park development.
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water
Though less common than in the past, microbes that contaminate tap water continue to sicken — and sometimes kill — Americans.
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Enbridge just wants a permit. Michigan critics want to bring down Line 5
The case stems from a seemingly small detail in Enbridge’s larger quest to build a massive underground tunnel in the bedrock below the Straits.
