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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsWaterfront DevelopmentEnbridge says gap opened beneath Line 5 oil pipeline
-Erosion created a gap beneath Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac that’s wider than allowed under an agreement with the state of Michigan, Enbridge Inc. said Wednesday.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsBlue EconomyBudgetDrinking WaterFlintFoodForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNewsProtectResourceWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGrowing Gardens: Churches and mosques create native plant gardens to help with water quality, wildlife and community building
-The National Wildlife Federation piloted a program in Toledo, Ohio, that provides funding and support to houses of worship interested in creating native plant gardens within their communities.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicBudgetDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeInterviewJohn HartigMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRegionShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: Dave Dempsey’s Love for the Great Lakes
-“Heart of the Lakes” is just the latest book from Dave Dempsey that explores the importance of the Great Lakes, its history and what we need to do to preserve it.
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AdvocacyBudgetFish, Birds and AnimalsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentSturgeon, America’s forgotten dinosaurs, slowly coming back to the Great Lakes
-Sturgeon were America’s vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation’s rivers until mankind’s craving for caviar pushed them to the edge of extinction.
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Blue EconomyBudgetClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Nuclear plant bailout, energy grants, and new wind and solar gardens on the coasts
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBudgetFoodMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPlayPolicyRecreation and TourismResourceTourismWaterfront DevelopmentGrowing Pains II: Put-in-Bay puts an end to Christmas in July
-The out-of-control 2018 Christmas in July event at Put-in-Bay marked the end of an era for the island’s tourism.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBudgetJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPlayRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismLegacy Boats on Lake Erie: Wooden boats once ruled the waters of the Great Lakes
-Wooden boats, which once populated Lake Erie in large numbers, remain a popular sight with collectors and boaters.
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BudgetDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResourceThe StatesThe Right to Mine: Michigan grants Canadian mining company permits while Wisconsin Menominee tribe fights those permits in court
-The Wisconsin Menominee tribe has been fighting Canadian mining company Aquila Resources’ attempts to establish a gold and zinc sulfide mine along the Menominee River.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBlue EconomyBudgetFeature MilwaukeeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMilwaukeeMunicipalitiesNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsBillions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success
-The Lynyrd Skymmr is a 50-foot-long river skimmer that cruises Port Milwaukee‘s waterways several times a week to collect floating debris — dead fish, plastic bottles, branches and other refuse.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResourceWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsIJNR Snapshots: Septic systems pose an environmental and economic dilemma for rural residents
-With the need for a new sewer system to protect the lake and the expense of such a system, some Tippecanoe Lake residents are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
