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Hundreds of boats likely destroyed in Michigan marina fire
-A fire Friday destroyed an enormous building loaded with hundreds of boats stored for the winter in southeastern Michigan.
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Applications to protect lakefront properties triple in year of high water
-The department granted 2,284 permits in the year ending September 30, compared to 730 permits the previous year.
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Climate ChangeDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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DetroitFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: A new vision for the former McLouth Steel site in Trenton
-While the blighted buildings have been torn down, the controversy is not over as stakeholders debate over what to do with the cleared site.
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What’s next for the Enbridge Line 3 project in Minnesota? Construction. And protests.
-On Monday, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency cleared the way for work to start on the pipeline project. Yet hurdles remain, including ongoing lawsuits and the threat of protests along the route.
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CollaborationDetroit RiverLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganHigh Water Levels On Tap This Winter As November Marks The Start Of A New Water Year
-Data from the last water year indicated record-breaking levels in the Great Lakes, and this year looks to be much of the same.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCOVID-19DetroitFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGrant to help expand COVID-19 wastewater detection program
-The expanded program, which has been running as a pilot since spring, will test untreated sewage in some Detroit zip codes.
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Drinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater WithdrawalsDismissed: Michigan advocates outraged by state’s bottled water decision
-After two years, the groups were told by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy that they filed the contested case with the wrong agency.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles
-Great Lakes Now spoke to the author of the feature story of National Geographic’s December issue on the lakes, their issues and worldwide appeal.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow does a $641 million Flint water settlement get to residents? Attorneys give answers
-Attorneys involved in the Flint Water Litigation provided an overview of the $641.25 million water settlement Nov. 23 on the City of Flint Facebook page.
