Tag: Great Lakes News Collaborative
Despite U.S. research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water
Water-based economic researchers in the Great Lakes region are seeing U.S. government resistance to funding world-changing hub for water technology.
Thunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back
Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for both Canada and the U.S. A massive investment of time and money is letting nature return.
Are data centers a threat to the Great Lakes?
One of the lowest income cities in Michigan has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community.
Conflict over a blockbuster farm chemical
Glyphosate is the best-selling farm chemical ever in American agriculture. $2.8 billion in annual sales and roughly 280 million pounds applied annually on U.S. crop fields, most of it on corn and soybeans in Michigan and other Midwest farm states.
Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?
The new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is in the third phase of construction. The megaproject is over budget and funds to finish the lock are uncertain. A federal report found if the current lock for large ships fails, it could cause a deep recession, leading to as many as 11 million people to be unemployed.