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APGroundwater ContaminationNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDNR restarts effort to set bacteria standards in groundwater
-The state Department of Natural Resources has restarted efforts to set standards for bacteria in groundwater after conservatives on the agency’s policy board killed the attempt in February.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake ErieLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: How the round goby changed the Great Lakes, twice
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson looks at how, when and where round goby were first identified in the Great Lakes.
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AdvocacyAPFish, Birds and AnimalsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGroup: Feds hid plans to weaken whooping crane protection
-The Biden administration made secret plans to weaken protection for whooping cranes, and documents obtained through an open records request show officials “seem to have been deliberately misleading the public.”
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CollaborationForests and PlantsForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaLatest NewsNewsPFASProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchResearchers find wetland plant can filter PFAS chemicals
-Researchers have found that a common wetland plant native to Australia can remove toxic “forever chemicals” from the surrounding environment.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe Catch
Interlochen Public Radio podcast finds ‘[Un]Natural Selection’ in nature
-Producer Dan Wanschura says the new series, called “Natural Selection,” includes multiple stories about the relationship between human resource management and the natural world.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel, Illinois prison water contaminated with Legionella
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsResearch finds more PFAS coming out of wastewater treatment plants than going in
-New research from Western Michigan University indicates that wastewater treatment plants could have a negative effect on PFAS pollution.
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APClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesGovernor appeals court order blocking carbon emissions plan
-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has asked Pennsylvania’s highest court to let the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change take effect.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentLakeside Gentrification: Trailer parks and campgrounds the last bulwark against waterfront developments
-Despite the best efforts of some lakeside residents and developers, campgrounds just won’t die.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesGOP’s energy promises face limits in Pa. governor’s race
-In Pennsylvania, the No. 2 natural gas producer after Texas, the importance of the industry is emerging as a top issue among Republican contenders for governor before the state’s May 17 primary.
