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WEBSep 30, 2011 · The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Zebra mussels are not native to the Great Lakes. They were first discovered in the area in the late 1980s, and it has been an ongoing battle to get rid of and control them ever since.
30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great …
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · The way J. Ellen Marsden remembers it, when she first suggested calling a new Great Lakes invasive species the quagga mussel, her colleague laughed, so the name stuck. At the same time, it was no laughing matter. The arrival of a second non-native mussel, related to the already established zebra mussel, was a major complication in what was becoming one […]
DNR announces fishing regulations for Michigan’s 2022 season
WEBMar 1, 2022 · By Zahra Ahmad, Bridge Michigan 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. This independent ...
First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
WEBSep 6, 2022 · For the first time in decades, a new bulk freighter has been built on and launched on the Great Lakes. The Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin unveiled the Mark W. Barker earlier this year after spending nearly three years constructing it. The vessel was commissioned by Cleveland-based Interlake Steamship Company which currently operates about a dozen ships.
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 · “The storms that caused huge amounts of infrastructure damage in Duluth back in 2017-2018 were not, by historical standards, particularly huge storms; what made them so damaging was that they occurred when lake levels were at a high stand,” said Jay Austin, professor with the University of Minnesota Duluth.
The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · U.S. nuclear industry is closely watching Palisades, amid a surge of investments as demand climbs for low-carbon sources of electricity. Other recently shuttered nuclear plants could take a cue from Palisades.
Investing in the Lakes: New bill could redirect tech ... - Great Lakes …
WEBJul 9, 2021 · As President Joe Biden tries to advance his high-profile legislative agenda in a sharply divided Congress, a low-profile bill that could help the Great Lakes region is progressing with bipartisan support. If passed, it could finally help the region shake its Rust Belt image. The legislation is the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of …
The Soo Locks: Past, present, future | Great Lakes Now
WEBFeb 14, 2020 · We visited last summer and were wonderfully impressed by the massiveness and beauty of the Soo Locks… and impressed by the awesomeness of the tonnage they move for our great nation, and for the world.
Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How …
WEBSep 15, 2020 · By Lynne Peeples, Ensia, through the Institute for Nonprofit News network This story is the first in a nine-month investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from the Park Foundation and Water Foundation. Once a week, Florencia Ramos makes a special trip to the R–N Market in Lindsay, California. “If you don’t have clean […]