Next time you are on the Detroit River, keep an eye peeled for a mink! This keystone species is now thriving along this once-polluted river.
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs
Many dams in the Midwest do not meet grant eligibility requirements, leaving safety officials and residents worried about how they’ll prevent future collapses as flood risks increase.
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Energy News Roundup: Kwik Trip goes electric as federal funds flow in
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality
Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers
State is a center of manure biodigester development.
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
Posted inClimate, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.
Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. All five Great Lakes are heating up.
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Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin
The rice harvest — manoominike — has officially started across Ojibwe country. Columnist Staci Lola Drouillard talks with her cousin about harvesting and processing wild rice, as well as the importance of water quality for growing “the good berry.”
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research
Points North: The Last to Leave
A researcher in Ohio was surrounded by hundreds of dead ash trees. They had been wiped out by the emerald ash borer. But in that same forest, she found a lone tree thriving. Could this be the key to saving ash from extinction?
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Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal
Chris Bzdok has argued to state regulators that utility customers shouldn’t have to pay for coal infrastructure, because the investment isn’t worth it in the long run.
