Tag: Daily News
Captain of recovered Great Lakes shipwreck went down with ship
While the sinking of the recently discovered S.S. Arlington is well known, less is understood about the captain who went down with his ship and the events leading up to […]
Reauthorization of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative introduced in House
A reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Under the introduced bill, GLRI funding would increase to $500 million […]
Teachers and scientists work together on the Lake Guardian
Since 1994, the R/V Lake Guardian has taken educators on a nine-day cruise called the Shipboard Science Workshop. This year, teachers will tour Lake Erie. Read the full story by […]
Want a healthy walleye fishery? Stock some muskie
As apex predators, adult muskie occupy the very top tier of the Great Lakes food chain. The Michigan Muskie Alliance is advocating for stocking of muskie to promote balanced fisheries. […]
Lawmakers want to renew Great Lakes program, ‘a proven success story’
Members of Congress are proposing legislation to renew the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increase annual funding to $500 million to support thousands of projects that address new emerging threats […]
The Great Lakes go digital as smart buoy network launches in Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the first of the Great Lakes to get connected to the internet with a series of offshore “smart” buoys that make vital information related to water safety, […]
Whitefish are on brink in Michigan. Can they learn to love rivers to survive?
For decades, whitefish have struggled to breed on the rocky reefs of lakes Michigan and Huron, where their eggs are under attack by invasive species and other threats; but scientists […]
Michigan rejects contentious Saugatuck dunes marina permit
The state of Michigan recently denied controversial plans for developing a 6.5 acre marina amid the sand dunes at the Kalamazoo River mouth as part of a high-end housing project. […]
Michigan rolls out Filter First program for schools’ drinking water
Legislation behind the Filter First program is first-of-its-kind and is specifically designed to protect children from exposure to lead in drinking water in schools and child care centers. Read the […]
What a permitting debacle in Fremont could mean for biodigesters across Michigan
To mitigate the risk of harmful algal blooms and water contamination, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently changed the permitting purview for the Fremont biodigester […]