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Andrew ReevesBudgetDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Cross-border Concerns: Biden administration a new opportunity for Canadian cooperation over Great Lakes
-What could future stewardship in the Great Lakes look like for Canada and the new U.S. administration?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?
-The Biden administration wants to correct a legacy of pollution and under-investment in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Two veterans of the U.S. environmental justice movement discuss how to do that.
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History, Mystery and Chemistry- Episode 1022
-The health of the Great Lakes is inextricably linked to the health of the rivers that feed them. In northern Minnesota, one river faces environmental threats from a proposed mine. In Michigan, a second river is unleashed when aging hydroelectric dams are removed. In Indiana, a third river is protected from invasive Asian carp, which have infested rivers further south.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNews
High Demand for New Michigan Water Infrastructure Grants
-Funding requests are more than three times larger than available funds.
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26 rescued from ice floe in Lake Superior off Minnesota
-Many anglers didn’t realize the ice had separated from the shore until they heard yells and sirens, the Star Tribune reported.
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Commercial FishingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Fisheries Fight: Michigan commercial fishers bring MDNR rules to court
-“We’re not accepting the new terms,” said attorney Michael H. Perry, who represents the Michigan Fish Producers Association.
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BudgetCommercial FishingCOVID-19Indigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Federal Relief: Great Lakes fisheries finally get a cut of COVID-19 relief funds
-Great Lakes tribal fisheries were included in the $30 million allotted for tribal fisheries nationwide. Another $15 million was set aside for “non-tribal commercial, aquaculture, processor and charter fishery participants” in Great Lakes states.
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Algae BloomsAPDrinking WaterLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
One-third of America’s rivers have changed color since 1984
-Only about 5% of U.S. river mileage is considered blue — a color often equated with pristine waters by the general public.
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APBudgetDrinking WaterHabitat RestorationLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Congress OKs 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program
-The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which the House did earlier this year.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersHabitat RestorationInfrastructureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and Fishing
Got Pike? Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, yes. Erie, not so much.
-Increased seiche events likely hurting already small populations of the fish.