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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, Research
Restoring Ontario’s lost grasslands is as important as planting trees
-Most of the grasslands that once dotted Ontario have been lost to development and agriculture. Bringing back these carbon-rich landscapes would be good for birds, bees, butterflies and people.
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APFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators
-The court heard arguments in two challenges brought by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement, though the facts of their cases were barely discussed in the courtroom.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismShipwrecksTourism
Strong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures
-People on the western shore of Lake Erie witnessed a strange site after the weekend’s winter storm. Parts of the lake usually under water were suddenly dry and accessible.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The Toxic Sands Threatening Fish in Lake Superior
-The slow-motion destruction of Buffalo Reef, a critical spawning ground, offers lessons for new mining projects.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Elk Rapids wants to help its shoreline through new state Climate Corps program
-Michigan is working with communities and organizations to tackle climate change by funding new staff positions.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
Lawsuit could complicate drone laws for Michigan hunters and anglers
-The suit questions one of the core principles of hunting and fishing in the United States, some experts say.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research
Michigan lawmakers have more energy priorities in 2024
-Michigan lawmakers made sweeping changes to Michigan energy laws last fall. But plenty of items missed the cut, from community solar to finding solutions for Michigan’s outage-prone power grid.
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Where Northeast Ohio’s wildlife spends the winter
-During the winter season, native species have three options: hibernate, migrate or stick it out. Warmer winter seasons may not immediately impact wildlife, but naturalists have concerns about long-term effects.
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Asian CarpFeature HomepageIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes policy advocate calls out Illinois for intransigence on invasive carp solution
-“Illinois is running out of excuses and right now it is single handedly delaying the project,” says the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Molly Flanagan in a Great Lakes Now interview.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
PFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ in fish, building a better response to PFAS contamination
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.