The state’s highest court will hear two challenges to the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval of a permit for Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac.
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Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan fish farmers chart sustainable future for Great Lakes
As global aquaculture has grown to meet increasing demand for protein, a small but determined group of inland fish farmers in the Great Lakes region are building a more sustainable, local supply.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
New tool in fight against Great Lakes invasive species: muskrats
In the battle against invasive species, the common muskrat may be an unsung hero. A new study done in the UP by scientists from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Loyola University and the University of Connecticut finds that muskrats are an effective way to control invasive cattails in wetlands.
Posted inOutdoors Life
50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald, Michigan author explores its mystery, legend
Author John U. Bacon’s forthcoming book about the Great Lakes’ most famous shipwreck concludes that many factors ‘came together at exactly the wrong place and the wrong time’ to doom the freighter.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Time running out for Great Lakes whitefish. Can ponds become their Noah’s Ark?
On the brink of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron, whitefish need a miracle. Now, some want to relocate fish en masse to inland waters to preserve dying bloodlines.
Posted inEvents, Michigan Environment Watch, The Center for Michigan
Free screening of new documentary about Great Lakes’ underwater secrets
The Detroit premiere of ‘All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes,’ a new documentary that reveals the hidden beauty and threats to the Great Lakes, is set to screen for free at the Detroit Film Theatre.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Expand spearfishing in Michigan? Anglers want more varieties, fishing sites
Spearfishers want the Natural Resources Commission to continue allowing them to fish in more areas and to catch more species.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Culture Club discussion of ‘I Cheerfully Refuse’
Author Leif Enger spoke with Bridge readers about his novel that chronicles one man’s quest across Lake Superior
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Great Lakes have entered era of extreme temps, study finds
University of Michigan researchers have confirmed increasing cold snaps and heat waves on the Great Lakes.
Posted inTalent & Education
Tugboat crewmembers sorely needed in Michigan, US. Can Trump push help?
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City is hopeful a push from President Donald Trump to revive the American maritime industry can help fill entry-level positions on tugboats and barges in the Great Lakes.