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Indiana agency: Steelmaker too slow to act on chemical spill in Lake Michigan
-The Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced last week that steelmaker ArcelorMittal knew it was leaking dangerous chemicals into Lake Michigan in August but failed to report the spill or act quickly to mitigate the risks.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBooks, Authors, Art and MusicInterviewNewsProtectRecreation and TourismSandra Svoboda‘Million Little Lessons’: Author traverses the Maumee River to learn its history and understand environmental issues
-Traveling from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Toledo, Ohio, along the Maumee River, writer Ryan Schnurr failed to have one big epiphany. Instead, he had many small ones.
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Lake Erie’s Sturgeon Revival: Biggest fish makes its return to Maumee, Lake Erie with new yearly boost
-For the second year, 3,000 lake sturgeon were released into the Maumee River in a collaborative effort between U.S. state, federal and Canadian agencies.
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Great Lakes and the Trump Administration: EPA chief announces $10.6 million in grants to restoration projects and five years of agency goals
-During a Detroit visit, EPA chief Andrew Wheeler announced a series of grants for Great Lakes projects as well as the current administration’s priorities and goals for the system.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit River Restoration: There’s progress, but the daunting process of toxic sediment removal remains
-For the Detroit River, a tension remains between what appears to be its recovery and the extensive work still required to clean up the river.
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Upside-Down Eagle: Bald eagles have faced a number of pollutants but are now a Great Lakes success story
-While bald eagles in the Great Lakes region have grappled with DDT, PCBs and lead, the population has made a major comeback since the 1970s.
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Judge rejects challenge to tougher Michigan lead rule
-A judge has rejected the last challenge to a rule that could cause the billion-dollar replacement of 500,000 lead water pipes in Michigan.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLake SuperiorNewsShipping and PortsHistory of Energy in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Line 5 controversy reflects energy development in the U.P. and Canada
-The role of Line 5 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is tied to how energy utilities developed in the U.P. and the mining and logging boom of the mid-1800s.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinMuddied Waters: Bureaucratic process leaves well water at risk and farmers feeling targeted
-The Wisconsin DNR is slowly looking at addressing the issue of manure spills and their impact, but local farmers are feeling targeted by the potential new regulations.
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AuthorsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioNewsScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekPlastic Permanence: Research shows plastic becoming part of Great Lakes lakebed
-New research shows how the build-up of micro and macro plastics in sediment is becoming part of the geological record.
