Category: Great Lakes
Cleveland Metroparks lets the dogs out in the hunt for spotted lanternflies
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Since December, four Northeast Ohio dogs and their human companions have been hot on the trail of invasive spotted lanternflies, sniffing out egg masses laid in the Cleveland Metroparks.
EPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.
On April 28, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new measures to address PFAS, including increased research, improved testing and updated guidelines to limit PFAS contamination in water systems.
EPA, Enbridge say data doesn’t support tribe’s claims that Line 5 project will harm water
Federal environmental regulators and a Canadian energy firm say data doesn’t support a northern Wisconsin Indigenous Nation’s claim’s that rerouting an oil and gas pipeline will violate water quality standards […]
Trump administration promises Illinois it will pay to keep carp out of the Great Lakes
A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been […]
An $80 million cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will “eco-gentrification” follow?
An $80 million cleanup of Muskegon Lake, which connects the city of Muskegon, Michigan, to Lake Michigan, has prompted a wave of redevelopment and a debate about who benefits from […]