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Michigan House OKs spending on jobless benefits, flood costs
-Included in the bill is $6 million that would be a match for federal funds to clean up and respond to the Midland dam failure in May.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEvents and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentIsland BasketballRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWatch Party: Recoveries
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with John Russick from the Chicago History Museum, and GLN Producers Kathy Johnson and Nick Austin. They answer some audience questions about the show.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsWisconsinIntersecting Crises: Fighting for climate justice in a pandemic
-Both climate change and COVID-19 are environmental justice issues, but fighting one in the middle of another poses challenges for advocates.
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Algae BloomsAsian CarpDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan’s State of the Great Lakes: Drinking water quality garners spotlight
-Michigan’s governor released her first State of the Great Lakes report, which activists and researchers say shouldn’t be mistaken for a critical evaluation.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTurtles vs. Oil: Great Lakes Now producer talks ecosystems, life on the water and covering the lakes
-Kathy Johnson’s segment in the latest episode, “Turtles vs. Oil,” looks at wildlife recovery efforts.
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Dishwashing detergent killed hundreds of fish in Ohio river
-An investigation determined that someone dumped the detergent on the ground near a storm drain in Hartville.
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Algae BloomsFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersInvasive SpeciesLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOffshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels
-Too many nutrients close to shore fuel algal blooms, but deeper waters have the opposite problem — fish aren’t getting enough to eat.
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Above Average: Great Lakes water temperatures keep high after record-breaking July
-Whether the warming trend will hold remains to be seen.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchOne key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes
-Canada, home to 25 percent of the planet’s wetlands and boreal forests, could play a vital role in the fight against climate change.
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Bald eagle shows air superiority, sends drone into lake
-The attack happened July 21, when the drone was mapping shoreline erosion near Escanaba in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
