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High waves wash out Chicago beaches as Lake Michigan reopens
-The high waves closed most beaches to swimming Friday, the first day they were to be reopened since closing over a year ago because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Boulders in place to protect lakefront at Indiana Dunes Park
-The Portage Lakefront at Indiana Dunes National Park has reopened after a project to install boulders to protect the pavilion and assure safer access to the shoreline.
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EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways
-A provision of the Clean Water Act gives states and tribes power to block federal projects that could harm lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands within their borders.
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Challengers to dune development win appeal at top court
-A plan to turn a former church camp into luxury homes in a sand dune area near Lake Michigan can be challenged by some neighbors, the Michigan Supreme Court said Thursday.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorNewsProtected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
-The protected areas include places like the Great Lakes’ Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area.
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Michigan lawmakers propose $500M to repair dams after breach
-The money would help cover repairs related to the disaster, upgrade high-risk dams elsewhere, fund responses to future disasters and draw federal match funding to rehabilitate or remove dams.
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Great Lakes water surge eases after 2 record-setting years
-A months-long spell of dry, mild weather is giving the Great Lakes a break after two years of high water that shattered records and heavily damaged shoreline roads and homes.
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Enbridge defies Michigan governor’s order to close pipeline
-Whitmer warned the company Tuesday that continuing to operate the line would be trespassing and the state would claim Enbridge’s profits from doing so.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWolf takes next step to start carbon emissions caps in 2022
-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration on Tuesday solidified its intention to begin imposing a price on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants next year as part of a multi-state consortium.
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Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: environmentalists
-While environmental groups agree on the need for clean power sources, there are deep disputes about the wisdom of projects that will impose their own impact on the environment.
