Tag: lakes
On the importance of dark sky parks
Summer is just around the corner, and for many in the Great Lakes region, the coming season is synonymous with weekends at the beach, camping trips and — if you’re lucky — stargazing. There are many places in the Great Lakes where the skies are dark enough to enjoy the stars and planets overhead, but specific recognition for such places varies by state.
EPA nixes PFAS grants, teases new strategy
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.
On April 15, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff were told to cancel tens of millions of dollars worth of pending and active grants.
Study: Washing machines send ‘toxic stew’ of microfibers into Great Lakes
Microfibers are plastic strings much thinner than human hair that get into waterways primarily from washing fabrics in machines. A Michigan bill would require new household washing machines to have a microfiber filter….
COMMENTARY: How to photograph mysterious freshwater fish
Many of the shallow waterways of the Great Lakes have only been surveyed by researchers in waders using nets and traps. Very few have been explored by skilled underwater photographers, […]
Who can drink Great Lakes water? Joliet, Illinois, raises a familiar — and contentious — question
This year, Chicago breaks ground on a pipeline that will bring water from the Great Lakes to some suburbs whose groundwater is running dry. Read the full story by WBUR […]