Author: Interlochen Public Radio
Why an Ohio ban on settlements to close ‘base load’ power plants matters for clean energy
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
This story was originally published by Canary Media.
A decade ago, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, trade organizations, and companies found themselves in a regulatory standoff with American Electric Power over operating costs for six coal-fired power plants in Ohio.
How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?
When the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee, MI, decided to start a lake sturgeon restoration program, they started by hiring two recently graduated fisheries research biologists to help them set it up.
“I remember getting there and realizing that the scientific knowledge that I had was only a piece,” fisheries biologist Marty Holtgren said.
Points North: The Good Thief?
By Maxwell Howard, Interlochen Public Radio
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
One day in the early 1980s, diver Tom Farnquist was exploring the shipwrecked SS Comet in Lake Superior.
Great Lakes Moment: Creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
The Eastern Seaboard has the East Coast Greenway and the Appalachian Trail.
Wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes threatens Detroit air quality
By Dustin Blitchok, Planet Detroit
This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.
Michigan faces an air quality advisory Friday and into Saturday morning due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.
The state could experience elevated levels of fine particulate matter, and conditions may be unhealthy for sensitive groups, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said in a statement.