Tag: Environment
This SCOTUS decision may make it harder to protect Michigan air and water | Great Lakes Now
This article was republished here with permission from Planet Detroit.
By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit
- The Supreme Court Chevron decision overturned a federal law principle requiring courts to defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous laws.
- The ruling could jeopardize federal rules designed to address things like PFAS pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Baranyai: U.S. Supreme Court gives president supreme powers
The voting bloc of six Republican-appointed justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and radically expanded presidential immunity.
Andy Brown hopes to create more Hockey Canada memories at the World Juniors this year
There are those “where were you when moments” for Hockey Canada fans and fans of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Like in 2023 when Conor Bedard scored a sensational overtime goal against Slovakia to push Canada into the semifinals, and two games later, when Dylan Guenther scored in overtime against Czechia to win gold […]
Storm warning: Weather watcher sounds alarm about ‘superheated’ Lake Erie
A weather watcher who monitors severe storms on Lake Erie is sounding the alarm on what he says is shaping up to be a potentially destructive year ahead on the lake that laps Southwestern Ontario.
London Knights land Finnish winger, Russian centre in import draft
Kasper Halttunenâs big scoring season with the London Knights is still paying off.
Bridge Lunch Break to discuss electric vehicles’ impact on Michigan | Bridge Michigan
On July 17, Bridge Michigan reporters Paula Gardner and Kelly House will discuss the global electric vehicle transition and its impact on jobs and the environment….
Rebuilt Victoria Bridge set to open for pedestrians, cyclists, then drivers
Two years of construction, some mollusk protection and a design debate later, residents of Old South finally will get to drive across the new Victoria Bridge this week
Beach cleanup to protect Lake Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
The plastic pollution problem is widespread in the Great Lakes region. At a beach cleanup at Chicago’s North Avenue beach in May of 2024 participants picked up litter including lots […]
Great Lakes Moment: An ecosystem approach | 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.
Traditional natural resource management used to focus on individual issues, like controlling pollution from industries and municipal wastewater treatment plants or managing a single species.