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ChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe CatchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The Catch: Coal ash regulation
-“The EPA has indicated that they’re going to take a more active approach going forward with the sites that are regulated under their current rules.”
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Catch
The Catch: Lincoln Stone Quarry and coal ash
-Environmental lawyers, activists and residents are pushing for this coal ash to be completely removed from the quarry and transported to a safer landfill.
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Drinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNew YorkNewsThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The Catch: Bitcoin mining and coal ash
-Housed in a former coal-fired plant, the bitcoin mining operation is energy intensive.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake MichiganMichiganRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTourism
The Catch: 1,400-year-old trees on Michigan cliffs
-Despite the modest size of the trees, they had been growing out of the cliffs for more than a thousand years, making them some of the oldest trees in eastern North America.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchToronto
The Catch: Tracking bird migration at Toronto’s accidental wilderness
-Conservation scientists at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park are studying and banding bird species who pass through during yearly migration.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The Catch: Whitefish recruitment
-Lake whitefish, a native species in the Great Lakes, is experiencing what is known in the world of fisheries biology as a “recruitment problem.”
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AdvocacyClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismThe CatchTourism
The Catch: Lake Erie birding
-The new Great Lake Erie Birding Trail, with its mobile app, includes some 40 birding hot spots from Detroit to the Lake Erie islands and beyond.
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Drinking WaterInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMilwaukeeMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyRecreation and TourismThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
The Catch: Pollution problems … and solutions
-Broadcasting in our monthly PBS television program, The Catch is a Great Lakes Now series that brings you more news about…
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingHistory and CultureLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsShipwrecksThe CatchTourism
The Catch: Shoreline shipwrecks
-There are thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, but you don’t need scuba gear to see all of them.
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Climate ChangeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
The Catch: Policy news facing the Great Lakes region
-Fresh examines the policy that impacts the people and places of the Great Lakes region.