Author: Great Lakes Commission
No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024 | Great Lakes Now
By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, and Branko Kerkez, University of Michigan
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Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year.
Leaking valve on oil pipeline spills nearly 70K gallons of oil in Jefferson County
By Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
A valve failure on an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline in Wisconsin caused a spill that dumped some 69,000 gallons of oil into the ground.
The spill happened on the morning of Nov.
Leaking valve on oil pipeline spills nearly 70K gallons of oil in Jefferson County | Great Lakes Now
By Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
A valve failure on an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline in Wisconsin caused a spill that dumped some 69,000 gallons of oil into the ground.
The spill happened on the morning of Nov.
I Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of stop-motion animated film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, I Speak for the Fish columnist Kathy Johnson creates a whimsical remix of the classic holiday jingle. Check out her previous columns.
You know darters and daces and pickerel and gar
Catfish and chub and cisco and char
But do you recall
The most famous fish of them all?
Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.