Tag: lakes
Whitmer deploys National Guard to help ice storm recovery
The governor also expanded a state of emergency declaration to add Alcona and Antrim counties as thousands are still without power.
The U.S. and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
Some policy experts worry political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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How climate change could influence future ice storms in northern Michigan
One scientist thinks the next two decades could bring a higher risk for more frequent, severe freezing rain events.
Great Lakes Energy: ‘Prepare for a five-day to multi-week outage’
Utility crews continue trying to repair outages ahead of more precipitation in northern Michigan, already battered by a damaging ice storm.