Great Lakes shipping remains down, depressed by 5.15% so far this year despite an increase in transits. Read the full story by The Times of Northwest Indiana.
Similar Posts
Great Lakes tribes’ knowledge of nature could be key to climate change. Will people listen?
There has been an increased push in recent years to integrate Indigenous Nations’ ancestral knowledge and western science to find better ways to understand and manage land and water resources. Read the full story by USA Today. Read the full story
On first mission to Great Lakes, NOAA ship will sonar map Lake Erie
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sending one of its four deep-water hydrographic survey ships into the Great Lakes for several months this year to sonar-map the lakebed under heavily trafficked areas. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story
Survey finds PFAS in 71% of shallow private wells across Wisconsin
According to a new study, 71% of water samples drawn from 450 private wells across Wisconsin in 2022 were contaminated with PFAS chemicals. About 96% of the contaminated samples contained PFAS levels below limits that the EPA is considering adopting. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1 – Milwaukee, WI. Read the full story
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes acquires SS Keewatin steamship
A 116-year-old steamship that ferried passengers and goods in the upper Great Lakes is bound for the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario. The museum announced Friday that it had acquired the SS Keewatin from a development group in Port McNicoll, east of Midland, where it has been a museum ship since…
Lake Huron Forever Initiative awards $30,000 to four community projects
The Lake Huron Forever initiative awarded grants totaling $30,000 to four community projects aimed at protecting and enhancing the water quality of Lake Huron. The initiative aims to support community conversation and action to design and complete on-the-ground work to strengthen the health and well-being of residents and their surrounding natural resources. Read the full…
Hundreds of dead bats mysteriously wash up on Lake Michigan shore: ‘The craziest thing ever’
There’s a mystery unfolding in northwest Indiana, where hundreds of bats washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan on Saturday. Read the full story by WBBM- Chicago, IL. Read the full story