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Balloon Effect: Survey highlights Great Lakes’ balloon pollution problem
-The survey has found 1,500 balloon fragments on local beaches since June, putting wildlife at risk when they mistake them for food or become entangled in string.
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Funding Boost: Michigan, Ohio senators secure increase for federal Great Lakes restoration program
-Michigan Sen. Gary Peters worked with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman for the additional $9 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
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Monopolies and Demographics: Why Meeting UP Energy Needs is Both Challenging and Expensive
-Two of the main reasons utility rates in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are so high are the aging demographics of the area and the financial setup of the utility companies that supply energy there.
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This year’s algae bloom on Lake Erie ranks as fifth largest
-Researchers say the harmful algae bloom on Lake Erie this past summer was the fifth largest since they began ranking them going back to 2002.
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Divide: Federal agencies, advocates differ on Asian carp strategy
-Some feel commercial fishing and electrical barriers are enough to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes, while others are pushing for the Brandon Road lock project.
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Forecast calls for continued high water in Great Lakes
-A new forecast says Great Lakes levels are likely to remain unusually high and may set additional records.
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Siege: Asian carp at the gates of the Great Lakes
-The Asian carp invasion is a problem that the Great Lakes can expect to deal with for decades to come, according to experts.
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Michigan affirms offer to share Asian carp project costs
-Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it remains willing to contribute $8 million toward initial stages of a project to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
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Longtime superintendent of Isle Royale National Park retires
-Phyllis Green stepped down Friday as head of the remote park in northwestern Lake Superior. She held the position for 18 years.
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Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint
-Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, with contamination in several cities consistently higher than they ever were in Flint.
