How trees are fighting back against the emerald ash borer and restoring a sacred lake.
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality
Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment
Michigan advocate Laura Rubin reacts to the EPA’s five “pillars” plan that includes making the United States the “Artificial Intelligence Capital of the World.”
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism
Points North: Back to the Boundary Waters
Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left Erik wrestling with his feelings about the place he loved.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
I Speak for the Fish: Hornyhead chubs are cooler than their name implies
Hornyhead chubs have an interesting reproductive strategy which includes constructing stone nests with the precision of seasoned bricklayers.
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research
Saving mussels one dive at a time
We spent a day underwater to see how biological collection specialists are saving freshwater mussels one dive at a time.
Posted inAgriculture, Blue Economy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
What the recent tariff news means for the Great Lakes
How Trump’s trade policies might impact the automotive, energy and agricultural industries in the region.
Posted inCulture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water
“Telling this story through something visual that beautifies a community is a great way to educate Toledo residents and reconnect them to nature in the place they call home.”
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research
The early elk hunt was tough last year. Hot weather is likely to blame.
The DNR said daily high temperatures during 2024’s early hunt were consistently above 70 degrees, which hampered hunting.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
New York’s proposed PFAS legislation and other Great Lakes states latest efforts to combat ‘forever chemicals’
More PFAS news with an update on Wisconsin’s frozen funding, and how federal freezes are impacting pollution grants.
