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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods
-Last year when the Midland dams gave way, more than 21 billion gallons of water rushed into the Tittabawassee River. More than three and a quarter billion gallons of that ended up in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWisconsinLake Superior Winter: Researchers belatedly turn their eyes to the impact of warming winters
-Over the past decade or so, scientists have been playing catch up when it comes to winter data, and they are discovering that winter conditions play a big role in determining what happens the following summer.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToo few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?
-As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Q&A with energy secretary Granholm, Indiana environmental bills struggle, Ontario rate payers prepare for hike
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeBuilding Resilience in Rural America
-People in rural communities are often hit disproportionately hard by natural hazards. That’s an issue for the Great Lakes region, which is made up of a lot more than just urban areas like Chicago, Cleveland or Duluth.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationCOVID-19Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRights vs. Regulations: When it comes to septic system codes, property rights remain a big barrier
-Aside from COVID-19 and climate change, one of the biggest barriers to a statewide code for septic systems in Michigan is individual property rights.
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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesInvasive SpeciesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyThe future of Lake Superior with climate disruption
-With warming temperatures, fluctuating water levels and a series of extreme storms, Lake Superior is undergoing dramatic alterations amid climate change.
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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyOn Michigan’s inland lakes, ice fishing with less ice, and fewer fish
-Warming waters are hard on some fish, such as walleye, and more favorable to others, such as smallmouth bass. With so many environmental stresses, it’s difficult to gauge the future of individual lakes.
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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyIntense storms from climate change harming Michigan streams and rivers
-Severe storms can lead to intensive flooding, soil erosion and disruption to fish populations. Timing is everything in nature.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsYouth climate activists want an official seat at the table in Biden’s White House
-Young climate activists were key players in Joe Biden’s November victory. But will Biden give them decision-making power?
