remote sensing
Eyes in the sky detect Great Lakes harmful algal blooms
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Cyanobacteria can’t grow in the Great Lakes Basin without NASA knowing.
contamination
Study finds health risk from Pine River fish
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Anglers are at risk of contracting E. coli while fishing in the Pine River, according to a recent study.
Urban
Scooping poop improves water quality
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Neglecting to pick up pet waste can contaminate water and threaten public health.
Great Lakes
Invasive mussels clear the water and coat the wrecks at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Lake Huron is now the clearest Great Lake, dethroning Superior from the top spot while shedding new light on shipwrecks in Thunder Bay.
Books
The secret savior of the US and Canada’s shared waters
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Read about the history of the little known International Joint Commission in “The First Century of the International Joint Commission.”
Birds
Microplastics are filling the Great Lakes and birds’ bellies
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Researchers found man-made debris in the stomachs of baby cormorants from both urban and remote areas.
Water
“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards
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The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.
contamination
Coal emissions can concentrate radioactivity
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A 2015 Duke University-led study found radioactive contaminants, such as byproducts of uranium and thorium, can be highly concentrated in this ash.
contamination
Illinois coal ash a statewide groundwater threat
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No one region of Illinois is safe from contamination of groundwater from coal ash.
contamination
Michigan power plants monitor groundwater for coal ash contaminants
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For all the care and regulations surrounding coal ash in Michigan, it still leaks from its landfills and ponds into the groundwater, according to a recent report from Environmental Integrity Project.