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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchThe Catch
Why lightning bug population is dimming
-The issue is part of a larger problem of declining insect populations in general.
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ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioShipping and PortsThe Catch
New freighter in town
-The ship is the first American made bulk cargo carrier constructed on the Great Lakes in nearly 40 years.
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Historic land transfer
-The move marks the first time that land has been returned directly to a tribal entity in the state of New York.
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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
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
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
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
Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula
-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
Tracking bird migration in 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
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
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.
