Tag: Great Lakes
Data centers in Michigan: What you need to know
As data centers proliferate across the Great Lakes, driven by AI’s soaring demands, communities face a dual reality: economic growth and environmental challenges.
Michigan: We can’t afford to look for all PFAS. Homeowners on their own
As of a couple years ago, the State of Michigan had spent about $125 million investigating PFAS contamination and mitigating its potential harm statewide. Testing all private wells in Michigan would cost around $600 million.
Whitmer asks U.S. Supreme Court to weigh state immunity in Line 5 case
After a federal appeals court held that Michigan is not immune to legal action for its decision to revoke a Canadian energy company’s easement to operate a pipeline in the […]
Three Great Lakes states at greatest risk as EPA rolls back wetland protections
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed amendments to the Clean Water Act that would leave a majority of the country’s wetlands without federal protections. Counties in Michigan, Minnesota, […]
Natural Resources Commission expands Great Lakes spearfishing opportunities
A new order from the Michigan Natural Resources Commission will open more of the Great Lakes to recreational spearfishing in 2026. Proponents of spearfishing say that the expanded reach will […]