Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
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Michigan gave data centers tax breaks. What now? | Freshwater People
In 2024, Michigan approved major tax breaks to attract data centers, and developers responded with proposals across the state. But as projects move closer to reality,…
What’s Eating Invasive Mussels?
Zebra mussels and round goby invaded the Great Lakes decades ago. Since then, these non-native species have impacted the existing ecosystem. But now scientists are finding…
Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at BP’s Whiting refinery
The oil company has locked out about 800 refinery workers in Whiting, Illinois without pay for 140 days.
Ford House shoreline restoration revives designer Jens Jensen’s vision
A decade-long shoreline restoration project is reviving habitat along Lake St. Clair, while fulfilling landscape architect Jens Jensen’s nearly century-old vision.
How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable
A cybersecurity researcher explains how hackers target small computers that control a water system’s tanks, pipes and valves.
How scientists can predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms months before they appear
Long before green algae coats Lake Erie’s shoreline, researchers use river data, weather patterns and satellites to forecast blooms and their potential impacts.
Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit
The court ruled that the Michigan Public Service Commission’s review of a key permit for the petroleum pipeline tunnel was overly narrow, failing to consider whether the tunnel…
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Going to the beach? Check the water quality
Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan
Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.
Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
Despite “adverse” impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it’s better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.
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