Author: Bridge Michigan
NOAA ship to sonar map Detroit River and Lake Erie
A deep-water hydrographic survey vessel from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will use multi-beam sonar to create 3D images of the Detroit River and Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.
Speeding cleanup of pollution at ‘Areas of Concern’ on Wisconsin’s waterways
One target of the 2021 federal infrastructure package is a decades-long effort to remediate industrial contamination in five locations in Wisconsin where rivers and estuaries flow into the Great Lakes. Read the full story by PBS Wisconsin.
Rouge River receives funding for restoration
The Rouge River in metro Detroit, Michigan, is among the state’s environmental areas of concern that will receive significant funding for restoration projects. Read the full story by C&G Newspapers.
Stateside podcast: The Great Lakes are getting salty
University of Wisconsin researchers are seeing more and more salt in the Great Lakes — so much that the lakes’ ecosystems are starting to change. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Macomb County public works commissioner says EGLE ignores health of Great Lakes
A top infrastructure official from Macomb County in southeast Michigan is feuding with state environmental regulators over water protection, claiming the state is not doing enough to clean up sewage systems contaminated by pesticide runoff and drugs be…
EPA says Benton Harbor tap water filters are working properly
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says filters distributed by Michigan state and county health departments since 2018 to remove lead from tap water in Benton Harbor are working effectively. Read the full story by MLive.
Rare find: 130-year-old shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior
A shipwreck dating back to the 1890s was discovered 650 feet below the surface of Lake Superior, 35 miles offshore from Deer Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.
COMMENTARY: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is attracting once rare bald eagles to the delight of bird watchers this winter. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
They’re baaack! Cruise ships make Great Lakes return
After a two-and-a-half-year absence, cruise ships filled with tourists are set to return with a vengeance to the Great Lakes this spring. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.
Water shortages elsewhere threaten Great Lakes, author says
As the megadrought in the Western U.S. worsens, calls for freshwater diversions from the Great Lakes to the West have grown increasingly popular. Read and hear the full story by Lansing City Pulse.