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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsEnergy 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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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchCarbon 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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismMichigan’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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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse 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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AuthorsDetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchGreat 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.
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For the first time in a century, martens have been spotted on Lake Superior’s Madeline Island
-The discovery indicates a positive trend for the recovery of Wisconsin’s only state endangered mammal.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWarmer winters mean less ice on Lake Michigan – hurting lake trout and whitefish
-All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsGroup launches campaign to overturn Michigan solar siting law
-Opponents of the new law, which stripped away local permitting control over large wind and solar projects, are pushing a ballot initiative that would ask voters in November to overturn the law.
