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AgricultureCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology
-Much has changed since the Treaty of Washington was signed in 1836, notably because of invasive mussels. But human activity changed the Great Lakes long before then.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsFeds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine
-“The proposed mineral withdrawal aims to prevent further negative environmental impacts from future mining operations.”
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekHow will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out
-A relatively unknown chemical has come to recent attention as concern mounts over what it could do to our fish populations.
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APFeature HomepageFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsState: Chemical company likely source of Flint River spill
-Authorities focused on a chemical company as the likely source of a spill that has left a dark oily sheen for miles on the Flint River.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationCommercial FishingDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismJEWEL OF THE GREAT LAKES: Keeping pollutants out
-Spring showers may bring spring flowers, but they can also carry pollutants into the lake that provides Alpena’s drinking water and many tourism dollars.
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Several thousands of gallons of oily material in Flint River
-Several thousands of gallons of an oil-based, dark black material with a petroleum smell spilled into the Flint River in Flint, authorities said Wednesday.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchLake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten
-Despite the fact the blue pike appears to be a dead end both scientifically and practically, it still regularly blooms anew in fishing forums and on social media.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEXCLUSIVE: Ontario Regulator Refuses New Pipeline, Tells Enbridge to Plan for Lower Gas Demand
-The Ontario Energy Board sent minor shock waves through the province’s energy regulatory and municipal energy communities earlier this month with its refusal to approve the final phases of a $123.7-million pipeline replacement project in Ottawa proposed by Enbridge Gas.
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APFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorMichiganNewsOntarioShipping and PortsSt. Mary's RiverCoast Guard: Oil spill closes shipping on St. Mary’s River
-An oil spill temporarily closed shipping traffic on the St. Marys River between Ontario and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.
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ClevelandCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOhio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads
-At least 13 states allow drilling waste to be used for road de-icing, dust suppression, and maintenance.
