Tag: Environment
Michigan’s electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
Manoomin (mah-NOO-mehn) or wild rice was once very common in coastal marshes along the Detroit River and has always been sacred to First Nations.
New heights! London’s Alysha Newman keeps her cool, vaults into Olympic final
Alysha Newman found happiness long before she found herself in the Olympic pole vault final here
It’s dry in many parts of Canada this summer – but London is not of them
Unlike many parts of Canada, London isn’t suffering from a lack of rainfall. In fact, there is a trend of above-average monthly precipitation in the city this year, said Peter Kimbell, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. Londonâs rainfall âis a bit of an anomaly when you look at the whole of the country coast to […]
Michigan and Ohio receive $500,000 to study rare turtles | Great Lakes Echo
By Ruth Thornton State wildlife agencies in Michigan and Ohio have received nearly $500,000 in federal funding to study rare turtles. The grant is part of more than $7 million distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to benefit rare and declining fish and wildlife and their habitats across the country. Other states receiving […]
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