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Why America Needed the Erie Canal
200 years ago, the opening of the Erie Canal solved one of America’s biggest logistical problems: how to quickly move people and goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic […]
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Annual Reports of the Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database
The Annual Reports of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Regional Water Use Database are published annually, and available via this link to the Great Lakes Regional Water Use website.
Michigan’s water infrastructure sees improvements, work still needs to be done
By Clara Lincolnhol
The U.S. would need to invest nearly $3.4 trillion over the next 20 years to fix and update drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, says researchers from The Value of Water Campaign. Much of that infrastructure was built 40 to 50 years ago and shows its age. Michigan’s is no exception. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state a D+ for its drinking water infrastructure, a D in storm water management and a C for its wastewater infrastructure. Funding is a major problem. Proposed data centers would put more stress on the infrastructure.
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‘Don’t go downtown!’ Inside Canada’s small-town homeless catastrophe
Menace, addiction and human despair have overwhelmed small towns and cities. Some say it’s getting worse. Some just want to leave.
The invasive sea lamprey is poised for comeback in the Great Lakes
The future of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s successful sea lamprey control program is unknown amidst funding cuts and signs of the invasive creatures developing pesticide resistance. Read the full […]