Tag: Great Lakes News Collaborative
Opinion | Climate change puts Great Lakes at risk, but solutions are in sight
A new report shows the lakes are warming fast, creating profound changes to Michiganâs way of life. The time for commonsense solutions is now….
Michigan Supreme Court to consider Line 5 permit challenges
The stateâs highest court will hear two challenges to the Michigan Public Service Commissionâs approval of a permit for Enbridge Inc.âs proposed Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac….
Michigan fish farmers chart sustainable future for Great Lakes
As global aquaculture has grown to meet increasing demand for protein, a small but determined group of inland fish farmers in the Great Lakes region are building a more sustainable, local supply….
New tool in fight against Great Lakes invasive species: muskratsÂ
In the battle against invasive species, the common muskrat may be an unsung hero. A new study done in the UP by scientists from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Loyola University and the University of Connecticut finds that muskrats are an effective way to control invasive cattails in wetlands….
50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald, Michigan author explores its mystery, legend
Author John U. Baconâs forthcoming book about the Great Lakesâ most famous shipwreck concludes that many factors âcame together at exactly the wrong place and the wrong timeâ to doom the freighter….