The State of Michigan wants feedback on a new interactive tool that scores communities on environmental justice factors. Referred to as the MiEJScreen, it identifies communities disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
The city of Kingston, Ontario recently installed a Seabin, a contraption that will be collecting plastics from Lake Ontario as part of the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup. Read the full story by The Kingston Whig Standard. Read the full story
When a 72-pound bighead carp was pulled from Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago earlier this month, many questioned how it got there. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources thinks the carp may have been stocked in Humboldt Park Lagoon 20-plus years ago. Read the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL. Read the full story
As the nation prepares to pour billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan with a special series of reports and events during May. Reporters from Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, and Michigan Radio have combined their resources for the most extensive coverage on the cost of water in Michigan to date.
A man raising funds to benefit youth mental health and suicide prevention, has become the first person with a physical disability to ever travel from one country to another on a paddleboard. Read the full story by the Toronto Sun. Read the full story
Permitted users in the cities of Two Harbors and Grand Marais, Minnesota, take an average of 50 million gallons per day out of Lake Superior, the largest of those users being Northshore Mining. Read the full story WTIP – Grand Marias, MN. Read the full story
By Tracy Samilton, Michigan Radio
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
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