Tag: Daily News
Macomb County public works commissioner says EGLE ignores health of Great Lakes
A top infrastructure official from Macomb County in southeast Michigan is feuding with state environmental regulators over water protection, claiming the state is not doing enough to clean up sewage systems contaminated by pesticide runoff and drugs be…
EPA says Benton Harbor tap water filters are working properly
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says filters distributed by Michigan state and county health departments since 2018 to remove lead from tap water in Benton Harbor are working effectively. Read the full story by MLive.
Rare find: 130-year-old shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior
A shipwreck dating back to the 1890s was discovered 650 feet below the surface of Lake Superior, 35 miles offshore from Deer Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.
COMMENTARY: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is attracting once rare bald eagles to the delight of bird watchers this winter. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
They’re baaack! Cruise ships make Great Lakes return
After a two-and-a-half-year absence, cruise ships filled with tourists are set to return with a vengeance to the Great Lakes this spring. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.