Tag: Daily News
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hears public on Line 5
On Tuesday, hundreds of Wisconsin residents congregated for a multi-session public hearing on the controversial Enbridge Line 5 pipeline project. The hearing focused on the proposed construction of a new […]
Beaver Island selected as testing grounds for wave energy prototype
Beaver Island, a remote island off the coast of west Michigan, could become the testing ground for a new energy prototype that harnesses Lake Michigan’s tides. Read the full story […]
COMMENTARY: We can’t afford to ignore Great Lakes PFAS problem
1.6 million Wisconsin residents get their drinking water from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior, so why are we not doing more to protect this freshwater resource from continuous PFAS contamination? […]
Lake Superior barge spills hundreds of gallons of diesel along Minnesota’s North Shore
The United States Coast Guard says hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Lake Superior on Wednesday morning, May 29. The Coast Guard estimates the quantity of the spill […]
See map of all nuclear power sites in the Great Lakes watershed
Within the Great Lakes watershed there are 23 nuclear power plants, four sites for mining uranium, six for uranium processing and 12 places where nuclear waste is stored. An interactive […]
Piping plover egg spotted at Montrose Beach, a win for groups working to restore population of the endangered bird species
A piping plover egg has been spotted at Montrose Beach in Chicago and could hatch within the next month. The egg is a culmination of yearslong efforts by nature groups […]
Ohio farmers accept being part of the algal bloom problem, but intend on being part of the solution
In 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine started a program called H2Ohio to encourage farmers to change the way they manage farm runoff to slow down the entry of phosphates into […]
Fresh Water Week taps into free books, fishing weekend
Michigan’s Great Lakes and Fresh Water Week is back, running from June 1 to June 9 to celebrate the connection between water and wellness in the state. Free fishing weekend […]
Highland Park mayor says city’s water debt issues are nearly resolved
The city of Highland Park, Michigan, has been grappling with a water debt crisis for years, owing millions of dollars to the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). In October 2023, […]
Indigenous efforts help restore ecologically important plant: ‘We are spiritually connected to it’
Great Lakes Tribes are reviving the population of wild rice, or manoomin, an ecologically important wetland species, after two centuries of decline. Today, rising temperatures threaten the rice’s future because […]