Tag: Environment
Agricultural runoff damages water and kills wildlife. Is a drainage stopper the solution?
Drainage systems carry away excess water, but they also take fertilizers that can fuel harmful algal blooms. Researchers, companies, and farmers are deploying systems that can control that flow.
Michigan eyes hunting, fishing, boating fee increases, change to park fees | Great Lakes Now
By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; 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.
Huron-Kinloss closures and cancellations on Dec. 12
Due to the current blizzard conditions, the Township of Huron-Kinloss office located at 21 Queen St. in Ripley is closed today, Dec. 12, for the safety of staff and the public. Cancellations: Adult and Tots and Senior Skate, and Shinny at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre are cancelled. Garbage and recycling pick-up are both cancelled today. […]
Snow day: blizzard conditions lead to several school, road and facility closures
It’s a snow day. With blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the region today, Bruce-Grey Catholic District schools, French Catholic schools and Bluewater District School Board schools are closed. A blizzard warning is in effect for Owen Sound, Blue Mountains, Northern Grey County, Saugeen Shores, Kincardine, Southern Bruce County, Hanover, Dundalk, and Southern Grey County. […]
$50M in state funds for proposed UP copper mine clears another hurdle
A state House panel approved funding Wednesday to help a Canadian company build a copper mine near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
$50M state grant for Copperwood Mine clears another hurdle
A $50 million grant for a copper mine in the Upper Peninsula was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee.
Agricultural runoff damages our water and kills wildlife. Could a simple drainage stopper be the solution?
The sight of the first snow on the horizon of Bill Wiley’s 500-acre farm in Shelby County, Ohio, is a welcome relief. The 2024 growing season has been incredibly dry.
“We are about eight inches behind regular precipitation for the year,” he said.
But Wiley, who farms corn, soybeans, wheat, pumpkins and gords, has installed two inline water control structures that control the flow of drainage water from two of his fields.
Construction wraps on Allouez Bay restoration project
Audubon Great Lakes, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and several local partners began planning to restore coastal wetland in Allouez Bay in Superior, Wisconsin, three years ago. This week, […]
New plan aims to stop groundwater contamination from BASF pollution in Wyandotte
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is investigating contamination near BASF’s Wyandotte site, not far from the city’s water intake facility. The site has a history of pollution […]
Donors fund added emergency beds at Children’s Hospital: ‘So grateful’
More sick kids will get treatment faster as child emergency services are being expanded at London Health Sciences Centre. The hospital is adding eight beds and two treatment rooms to its Childrenâs Hospital emergency department, expanding emergency care to 30 beds from 20, hospital officials announced on Wednesday. The expansion, which took place in September, […]