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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding passes in committee: “It’s a good first step”
-People who love the Great Lakes or work to improve the quality of the Great Lakes aren’t exactly popping…
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Enbridge and NWF respond to MI Attorney General’s statement about closure of Line 5
-GreatLakesNow.org has just received responses from Enbridge and from The National Wildlife Federation to a new study on alternatives for Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac, and to today’s statement from Michigan Attorney Bill Schuette calling for the development of a “specific and definite timetable” to close Line 5.
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State terminates independent contractor analyzing Line 5 risks
-Update: 6/22/17 2:56pm ET From DPTV’s GLB Chief Mary Ellen Geist: Enbridge has released a statement in response to the…
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Toxic Town: Michigan’s most polluted zip code
-Bill Kubota, One Detroit/Detroit Public Television for Great Lakes Now “FINALLY, JUSTICE FOR FLINT”. That’s what’s posted on many social…
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Sturgeon recovery in Lake Ontario hit by Trump cuts
-By Angelica A. Morrison from Great Lakes Today Final part of a series on President Trump’s budget On the shores of the lower…
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Research on Lake Erie algae blooms imperiled
-By Elizabeth Miller from Great Lakes Today Part 3 in a series about President Trump’s budget A lot of attention has been…
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Manslaughter charges in Flint water crisis investigation
-The investigation into potential criminal wrongdoing in the Flint water crisis advanced Wednesday as Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced involuntary manslaughter charges against Nick Lyon, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services Director and four others.
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Is the End-Game near for the Line 5 Pipeline?
-“The End-Game is Near.” That’s what one of the members of the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board said after the Monday,…
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Can Asian carp be kept out of Lake Michigan?
-The plan has sparked concerns among environmentalists, because a lot of that money is being spent to protect the lakes from a voracious fish known as the Asian carp.
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Lake Superior cleanup threatened by Trump cuts
-Long-standing plans to clean up the headwaters of Lake Superior have been thrown into doubt by Trump administration budget priorities.