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Bitter cold, windy weather creates ice balls on northern Lake Michigan
Ice balls developed this week at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan after multiple consecutive days of sub-freezing air temperatures combined with wind coming off the water. Read the full story by MLive.
Governor Whitmer releases climate plan to make Michigan carbon neutral by 2050
The Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes and Energy released the draft MI Healthy Climate Plan as an outline of how the state plans to reach Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s goal of getting the state carbon neutral by 2050. Read the full …
EGLE to do environmental assessment of potential Alma redevelopment site
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will be performing a phase 1 environmental assessment at a potential redevelopment site in Alma. The environmental assessment will determine what, if any, types of contaminants are on the site and whether or not remediation will be required before the parcel can be reused. Read the […]
Happy birthday, Michigan! Celebrate 185 years with these Michigan Marvels
Jan. 26, 1837, serves as the day Michigan officially became the 26th state. The Great Lakes State has much to offer, but we don’t need to tell you that. To celebrate 185 years, check out some of these Detroit News’ Michigan Marvels. Read th…
Rep. Chris Jacobs pushes fight against plastic in Great Lakes
Rep. Chris Jacobs is leading a bipartisan effort to boost funding for a new federal effort to combat plastic pollution in the Great Lakes and other waterways around the world. Read the full story by The Buffalo News.
Michigan DNR has successful Great Lakes fisheries survey year
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has completed its annual Great Lakes survey season, conducted on all of our Great Lakes waters from April to November 2021. The data from these surveys directly informs fisheries management decisions a…
New report proposes steps to protect artesian wells in Bayfield County following bottled water proposal
A new report is recommending ways to protect an artesian aquifer in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, following a controversial proposal, that’s now being fought in court, to bottle and sell water from an artesian well in a Lake Superior watershed. Read the …
New bill would require greater St. Lawrence River oil spill readiness
A new bill in Congress would require the U.S. Coast Guard to train and prepare for oil spills on the St. Lawrence River. The bill seeks to extend the Coast Guard’s required readiness levels for the Great Lakes to the St. Lawrence River and some Great Lakes tributaries. Read the full story by North Country […]
Tribal officials call for federal review of Wisconsin oil pipeline project they say could kill rare species
Researchers with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission say their surveys have found that many more endangered species could be affected by a proposed pipeline in Wisconsin than the oil company found in its own surveys. Read the full story…
Steel production up by 4.5% this year
Great Lakes steel production rose by 5,000 tons last week though output fell nationally. Locally, steel mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, made 634,000 tons of metal in the week that ended Jan. 22, up from 629,000 tons the previous week. Read the […]