A new report suggests Michigan and Ohio will fail to reduce nutrient runoff by 40 percent as agreed upon.
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Posted inMichigan Government
Flying object over Lake Huron shot down. What we know and what we don’t?
On President Biden’s order, another unidentified flying object over Lake Huron was shot down on Sunday, making it the fourth one this month. The object was flying at an altitude that could potentially cause a threat to commercial airlines.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Michigan’s Blue Trifecta must deliver for Great Lakes, not DTE
Michiganders voted for clean renewable energy and Great Lakes protections, in spite of dark money attacking pro-environment candidates. But even with Democrats in power, we must fight to meet the state’s climate change ambitions.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Road salt, a stealthy pollutant, is damaging Michigan waters
Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge discussion about water priorities in the 2023 Legislature
Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House moderated a Zoom discussion with four experts about the priorities for water policy in the 2023 Michigan Legislature.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Keep Michigan water affordable and in public hands
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must lay out a bold vision to protect our waters, clean up toxic groundwater, keep water services from being privatized and put the onus on chemical companies to show they can operate safely.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Report aims to prepare Great Lakes states for effects of climate change
Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging Michigan, other Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes. High PFAS levels had already prompted a smelt consumption advisory in Lake Superior.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters. And it appears to be getting worse as rising temperatures diminish ice cover on the lakes, allowing more moisture to rise in the atmosphere.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Palisades nuclear plant owners will try again to reopen Michigan plant
Holtec International announced Monday that it will make a second attempt to win a federal bailout to reopen the shuttered nuclear plant on the Lake Michigan shoreline.