Author: Great Lakes Commission
Environmentalists push lawmakers to forge ahead on moratorium and regulations for data centers
As data center developments remain top of mind for Michigan residents, and with Election Day soon on the horizon, environmental advocates continue to push lawmakers to enact a statewide moratorium […]
Wandering tattler makes first confirmed Michigan appearance
In late August, a wandering tattler (Tringa incana) was seen visiting a park in Michigan, marking the state’s first confirmed sighting of the bird, which generally resides near the Pacific […]
Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill
An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was […]
UW-Superior’s floating classroom and research lab sets sail to campus
UW-Superior’s new two-level teaching and research vessel, the Sadie Ann, set sail for Superior on August 30. After a roughly 40-day trip, its arrival culminates a yearslong effort initiated by […]
DNR grant funds fish conservation, dam projects
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded Fisheries Habitat Grant funds, totaling $892,200, to ten conservation projects on lakes and streams around Michigan. Those funds are matched by $240,000 […]