Tag: Minnesota
What the recent tariff news means for the Great Lakes
President Donald Trump has made rethinking international trade policy a centerpiece of his second administration. While Congress generally has the authority to regulate international trade, it has also delegated some of this authority to the president. On Feb. 1, Trump announced he would be imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a 10% tariff on Canadian energy.
Illinois wants Trump assurances of invasive carp barrier funding before giving needed land
The $1.1 billion invasive carp barrier needs land that Illinois owns. Governor Pritzker is delaying the land transfer until President Trump assures funding for the project.
Back to the Boundary Waters
Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left Erik wrestling with his feelings about the place he loved.
‘We are all part of this failure’: How fisheries and wildlife management in Michigan is going broke
A small, dwindling percentage of the population — hunters and anglers — funds a huge chunk of fish and wildlife conservation in Michigan.
Have skates will travel: Lenny Greenberg’s winding hockey journey from El Segundo to Owen Sound
Lenny Greenberg grew up in California and is now playing junior hockey over 4,000 km away in Owen Sound. This is the story of how and why.
Help researchers find evening grosbeaks in northern Michigan
Backyard birders can help researchers gather data about a bird species in decline.
Maritime Time: The heroic act of a Great Lakes captain
The heroic acts of Capt. James Jackson saved the lives of many on Lake Superior.
New partnership hopes to restore this ‘species of special concern’ to the St. Louis River
For over 40 years, efforts to stock the lake sturgeon in the St. Louis River, Minnesota, have been underway, but the local population remains below management goals. A new partnership […]
Lake Superior’s largest fishing lure hangs in Duluth
A lure and fishhook that together stretch 22 feet hangs from a stairwell ceiling at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory. The lure was made by a first […]
CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Isabella Figueroa, Great Lakes Echo
New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty under increased White House scrutiny on federal spending.
In September 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a first round of $5 million across six state biomonitoring programs that measure chemicals in people.