“Atmospheric inversions” caused several days of polluted air this week in much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, though it did not rise to the level of an air quality action alert.
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Twenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025
Fish-leather purses and wallets may make their way into Great Lakes fashion with an initiative to use 100% of commercially caught fish by 2025.
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Supreme Court poop dispute could have big impact on Michigan environment
How far can Michigan go in its quest to limit farm pollution in Michigan’s lakes and rivers? That’s the subject of a case now before the state’s highest court.
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Energy News Roundup: Line 5 approval is appealed by tribes and environmental groups
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says
Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds.
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Michigan’s state park camping reservations are open and filling up quickly
Campsite reservations are 35-80 percent booked through July across Michigan’s state parks.
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Michigan hopes community groups can get piece of $2B climate justice fund
The EPA called it “the largest single investment in environmental justice in history.”
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Episode 2312 Lesson Plans: The science of stonefly larvae
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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Traverse City-based policy center appeals Michigan’s Line 5 permit
The nonprofit For Love Of Water, which was an intervenor in the case, says the commission’s decision violates the Michigan Environmental Protection Act.
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Great Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup
Ohio will soon embark on removing the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River. Their approach could be a model for cleaning up contaminated sediments in the Detroit and Rouge rivers.