Thousands of bicyclists set off on Michigan roads yesterday riding north from Lansing in the annual DALMAC ride.
Contributing report Leslie Wolcott will ask riders about bicyclist issues. Questions like: How do bicyclists feel about sharing the road with other vehicles? What are the road conditions really like? And is a biking tourism economy possible in the state?
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A 1985 revamp of the plan to restore lake trout in Lake Michigan focused stocking on two relatively shallow, rocky sections of Lake Michigan where fishing for the species was banned.
At least part of that overhaul has proven fruitless, according to a study published recently in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
An interactive map from the Indiana Geological Survey shows a string of scenic beaches and natural areas along Indiana’s Great Lakes shoreline.
Great Lakes states placed in the bottom two-thirds of 30 states ranked recently by their 2009 beach water quality by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Sierra Magazine recently ranked the nation’s greenest colleges. The Sierra Club’s publication asked 900 schools about their global warming and sustainability initiatives.
The world’s largest medical library mapped Environmental Protection Agency data on toxic releases and Superfund sites to illustrate their impact on public health.
Roughly 7,400 industrial facilities in the Great Lakes region reported the release of toxic chemicals in 2008, according to EPA data.
U.S. cities are dumping a Niagara of sewage into the Great Lakes.
A recent report recommends sewer upgrades to avoid beach closures and drinking water threats.
Such improvements are not eligible for a recent influx of federal clean up dollars so a coalition of environmental groups is urging a boost in low-interest sewer construction loans.
Mistaken identity.
Snakeheads, a scary looking potential Great Lakes invader, apparently have not yet been discovered within the system.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got tough on the nation’s cement plants this week, issuing new pollution standards that will force the industry to cut air emissions of soot and harmful chemicals like mercury.
If you’re a Michigander or a Michigan transplant like me, you have probably done this. Someone asks you where you live, you lift your hand lift, revealing…the mitten.
Rick “One tough nerd” Snyder (R) and Virg “America’s angriest mayor” Bernero (D) will square off in Michigan’s gubernatorial general election in November.
Where do the candidates stand on the protection and conservation of the state’s natural resources?
