Tag: Chicago
We don’t know what’s at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Climate change demands we find out
We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, which is why the Great Lakes Observing System is leading a concerted […]
Environmental cred questioned for Biden-backed ‘hydrogen hub’ in Northwest Indiana
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Thomas tells tale of Balmy Beach’s ‘Magnificent Failure’
Owen Sound writer Richard Thomas’s latest book tells how a grand, turn-of-the-century hotel at Balmy Beach rose and fell so spectacularly. “A Magnificent Failure: The Story of the King’s Royal Hotel and the Balmy Beach Dance Pavilion” takes readers back to a time when ferries took people who lined up at the 10th Street Bridge […]
Energy News Roundup: Line 5’s potential reroute plus mining permits stoke fears of contamination
Wisconsin officials put a controversial pipeline reroute one step closer to construction last week when they issued permits for Enbridge Energy, a Canadian oil company, to move a section of Line 5 off of Tribal land in the far northern part of the state. Construction and agricultural industry groups cheered the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ decision.
Touchdown! Red-hot Detroit Lions plan watch party in downtown London
The NFL’s No. 1 team is looking for some London love. In what may be a local first, the red-hot Detroit Lions have announced a watch party for one of their upcoming games â Dec. 22 against Chicago, with fans invited to view it downtown on the big screens inside Canada Life Place. “The Lions […]
Lake Michigan water levels drop to lowest in years amid warmth and lack of rain
Lake Michigan’s water levels have dropped below long-term averages for the first time in 10 years. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.
Winter Wellness Pantry
This story is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your year of foraging, plan for the coming seasons, and ensure your pantry is stocked and your health fortified.
Chicago-area water pollution may be stalling the spread of invasive carp
In a name-your-poison twist, a new study from the University of Illinois adds to the evidence that Chicago-area waterway pollution is slowing the relentless advance of the invasive silver carp. […]
Smashing pumpkins in Traverse City to reduce trash
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
Nine-year-old Gunner Vistisen was wearing goggles, a wooden mallet in hand, standing near a blue tarp lined with pumpkins on a lot in Traverse City.
Dueling fishing opinions on southern Lake Michigan & the Chicago lakefront
Whether it is regulations on walleye, northern pike or smallmouth bass, or on snagging salmon, there are strongly held convictions on multiple sides of fishing on southern Lake Michigan and […]