Category: Great Lakes Now
Trump administration orders 63-year-old Michigan coal plant to stay open — again
Catch the latest energy news from around the region. Check back for these bimonthly Energy News Roundups.
The Trump administration is keeping a Michigan coal plant open even longer past its planned retirement. The 63-year-old J.H. Campbell coal plant in the far western part of the state, near Lake Michigan, was supposed to close for good at the end of May.
Points North: The Pink Prairie Mascot
By Claire Keenan-Kurgan, 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.
Back in the summer of 2014, a botanist named Rachel Goad was on a canoe trip to see a very rare flower.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs PFAS Reduction Act
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.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the PFAS Reduction Act into law on August 15.
Casting Lines and Listening In
Researchers eavesdrop on forests, fishing for lake trout, and the rights of nature.
Nibi Chronicles: Your hands will know what to do
Wiigwaasi-jiimaanan (birch bark canoes) are one of the essential tools invented by Ojibwe-Anishinaabe people, using materials commonly found in the Great Lakes region — our homeland for 1,000s of years. These lightweight and durable vehicles formed the basis of travel for everyone in the region, not just the Ojibwe. I have come to think of the Ojibwe canoe as the driver of early economies across Turtle Island.