Tag: Great Lakes Commission
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health – Great Lakes Commission
University of Toledo researchers hope to better understand how harmful algal bloom toxins affect people, especially those with health conditions like asthma. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes businesses keep close eye on legal fight over carbon rule – Great Lakes Commission
For now, the Environmental Protection Agency can move forward with plans to establish new, federal carbon pollution standards for power plants. A group representing businesses in the Great Lakes region said the […]
The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks. – Great Lakes Commission
Emerging carbon sequestration facilities in Indianna and Illinois are on the forefront of government strategies to slash fossil fuel emissions and meet climate goals. These facilities aim to permanently sequester […]
How this former sand mining site became Ottawa County’s newest gem – Great Lakes Commission
A former sand mining site in Ottawa County, Michigan, is now operating as a sprawling public park, open for residents to paddle the waters, explore paved paths, overlook a glistening […]
I speak for the fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research? – Great Lakes Commission
Fisheries biologists aim to help fish and other species while causing as little harm as possible in the process. On the Great Lakes, there are many guidelines and regulations in […]
On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food – Great Lakes Commission
Nutrient runoff from agricultural fields accounts for about 80% of the nutrients that flow into Lake Erie. Farmers are working to minimize impacts by applying fertilizer pellets beneath the soil […]
2 ships that collided, sank 170 years ago rest intact on the bottom of Lake Huron – Great Lakes Commission
On a foggy night 170 years ago, two ships sailing on Lake Huron collided, causing damage to both, records say. Both crews survived and today, the wooden two-masted schooners rest […]
Unwelcome ‘first’ among Wisconsin inland lakes: Invasive quagga mussels found in Geneva Lake – Great Lakes Commission
Last week, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources team began investigating the quagga mussel’s prevalence and its long-term impact in Geneva Lake. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.
‘8,000 wrecks missing in the Great Lakes’: Non-profit science agency aims to map the entire Great Lakes by 2030 – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) aims to map the Great Lakes by 2030 through its project called Lakebed 2030. A bill to fund this effort— the Great Lakes Mapping Act […]
Annual ‘Salmon Run’ taking place in Buchanan – Great Lakes Commission
The annual “Salmon Run” in Buchanan, Michigan, is happening now. Every year, these fish travel from big bodies of water, in this case Lake Michigan, and return to their birthplace […]