Tag: Daily News
Lake Superior mining waste pollution fix will cost billions
A new report estimates it will cost several billion dollars to remove 12.7 million cubic yards of copper mining waste called stamp sands which are slowly smothering an important fish […]
Biden to offer $1.5B loan to restart nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan
The Biden administration is poised to lend $1.5 billion for what would be the first restart of the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant in Covert, Michigan, on the shore of Lake […]
Smart buoys help brace Great Lakes for environmental challenges
Lake Erie is the first of the Great Lakes getting connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys via the Smart Lake Erie Watershed Initiative. The buoy […]
New PFAS-annihilating technology set to destroy toxic chemicals in Ohio’s firefighting foams
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is partnering with a Columbus-based company to destroy stockpiles of toxic firefighting foams containing PFAS. The program will destroy the aqueous foam and return PFAS-contaminated wastewater […]
$27.5M center linking business and academia to benefit Great Lakes takes big steps toward reality
Progress is well underway on the $27.5 million Freshwater Research & Innovation Center just north of Traverse City, Michigan. Read the full story by Crain’s Detroit Business.
Indiana lawmakers advance bill requiring rescue equipment on Lake Michigan
A bill unanimously passed by an Indiana Senate committee would require the installation of ring life buoys on Lake Michigan piers and public access points. The goal is to have […]
You can’t stop the lake
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has designated 250 miles of shoreline along Lakes Michigan, Superior, and Huron as high risk for erosion. The debate on how […]
Michigan fishery officials may ax Black Lake sturgeon season due to dangerous ice
Due to an unprecedented lack of ice, Michigan fisheries officials are trying to decide whether to cancel sturgeon season on Black Lake near Onaway, Michigan. Read the full story by […]
Decades-long phosphorus study of Lower Fox River shows why it’s a big problem for Lake Michigan
The Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin, contributes more phosphorus to Lake Michigan than any other tributary. And while Wisconsin has strict rules to limit the amount of phosphorus flowing […]
A fish story: The return of the sturgeon
A 25-year project, planned through 2031, aims to reintroduce lake sturgeon to Lake Michigan waters and help them once again call the Milwaukee River home. Read the full story by […]