Tag: Wisconsin
After initial permits are granted, activists worry about impacts of Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in Northern Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced earlier this month that it approved Enbridge’s permits for its Line 5 reroute project. The permits are a step in a long list […]
Maritime Time: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
A few years ago, the second only location in the Great Lakes to receive marine sanctuary designation came to Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary […]
Breaking Point: Minnesota’s mining legacy includes massive lake of wastewater
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
Maritime Time: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
More national marine sanctuaries are coming to the Great Lakes.
Where did all the climate voters go?
By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.
For those who worry about climate change all the time, the results of the November election seemed to send a clear message: American voters just don’t care as much as you do.
After a dramatic decline, lake trout have recovered in most of Lake Superior
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
After decades of work, fishery managers say lake trout have fully recovered in most of Lake Superior after the invasive, fish-killing sea lamprey decimated their numbers.
Energy News Roundup: Line 5’s potential reroute plus mining permits stoke fears of contamination
Wisconsin officials put a controversial pipeline reroute one step closer to construction last week when they issued permits for Enbridge Energy, a Canadian oil company, to move a section of Line 5 off of Tribal land in the far northern part of the state. Construction and agricultural industry groups cheered the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ decision.
After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior
After the population of Lake Superior’s top predator fish fell by 95%, the lake trout restoration effort has returned it to sustainable levels, researchers say.
How a second Trump presidency could impact Great Lakes and Milwaukee cleanup efforts
When former President Donald Trump last held office, he rolled back more than 100 environmental rules, and as he prepares to re-enter the White House, experts anticipate he’ll draw from […]
I Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.