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Algae BloomsBudgetDrinking WaterFlintGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationInterviewLatest NewsLeadNewsPFASVideoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLine 5 and the Michigan Governor’s Race
-As the race to replace Michigan Governor Rick Snyder nears the finish line, candidates Republican Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer are sharply divided on what to do about Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
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Samaritans of the Inland Seas
-Samaritans of the inland seas, Ryan Busche, Jared VanOordt, Karol Rajski and Drew Etling on May 21 starting in Marquette, Michigan, these vigilante Vikings began a three-month paddle along the 2,726 miles of Lake Superior’s coastline, armed with a message of conservation and a mission of cleanup.
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Great Lakes Charter Captains become Lake Advocates
-The pressure is on, and a handful of charter captains on the lakes work hard to ensure a satisfactory future for the lakes, the fisheries and those who count on them for a living and for recreation.
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About Great Lakes NowAuthorsJack NissenJames ProffittLake ErieLake SuperiorNewsWho We Are and What We DoGreat Lakes Now expands coverage
-News about the Great Lakes comes every day from all five bodies of water and the communities around them. You may have noticed more, regular stories here on GreatLakesNow.org across a range of issues and geographies. That’s possible because we’re expanding!
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Slow-moving Asian carp response keeps lakes at risk
-Remember Asian carp? They’re the voracious feeders that could threaten the balance of the Great Lakes ecosystem if a breeding population were to establish in the lakes.
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“Do Not Eat” Advisory issued for deer taken in Northeast Michigan
-The Michigan Departments of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Natural Resources (DNR) issued a ‘Do Not Eat’ advisory today for deer taken within approximately five miles of Clark’s Marsh in Oscoda Township.
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Minnesota has fought PFAS for years. Here’s how its plan can help Michigan.
-Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan is the nation’s leader in responding to PFAS, harmful industrial chemicals regulators are increasingly finding in Michigan waters…
Actually, Minnesota has been there and done that – and could teach its neighbor a thing or two. To read more about this story go to Bridge Magazine. -
Great Lakes Now is growing!
-Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Bureau is growing by leaps and bounds. Thanks to the generosity of the Erb Foundation, Consumer’s Energy Foundation, the Americana Foundation and supporters like you, we are adding to our staff. This week, we are introducing you to Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda. Next week, we will introduce you to our new reporters – we now have a reporter on each Great Lake! – and re-introduce you to our Senior Correspondent Gary Wilson in Chicago.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsProtectTrump approves increased use of ethanol for gasoline
-Trump announced that he has directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a rule that would allow the sale of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol between June and September.
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Success, regional conflict mark decade of the Great Lakes Compact
-Ten years after becoming law, the Great Lakes Compact designed to prevent mass diversions to water-thirsty regions of the country has been successful in preventing them.
