Activists from a Chicago neighborhood filed a lawsuit Monday that alleges that plans to expand a lakefront dump filled with polluted sediment break national environmental laws. Read the full story by Grist.
There are mystery holes that are one of the only pieces of physical evidence that indicates what almost became a reality. In the age of canal building during the industrial revolution, the proposed Georgian Bay Ship Canal megaproject connecting the St. Lawrence River to the Georgian Bay was being exhaustively evaluated. Read the full story…
Concerns about potential impacts on rivers and lakes linger in the lead-up to a long-awaited environmental hearing into a proposed palladium and copper mine near Marathon, Ontario. Read the full story by The Chronicle-Journal. Read the full story
A changing climate is altering Lake Superior in many ways including more frequent severe storms, warmer water temperatures, less ice coverage and an arrival of algal blooms. These changes are becoming a problem for us all. And, it’s time our elected officials start paying attention. Read the full story by The Capital Times. Read the…
When Lake Superior freezes overs, an ice road opens up in northern Wisconsin that allows drivers to reach Madeline Island on the only officially mapped ice road of the United States. Read the full story by WROK – Rockford, IL. Read the full story
Piles of dead alewives – tiny, silvery fish – are lining the beaches of Lake Michigan, rolling in wave by wave. Read the full story by WGBA – TV – Green Bay, WI. Read the full story
The old Union Fish Co. building in Erie, Pennsylvania’s Wolverine Park Marina will soon take on new life. Gannon University is seeking $1.5 million from Erie County to transform the old building into the Great Lakes Research and Education Center. The facility will be used to test water samples for micro-plastics and other pollutants currently…
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