Climate
Red clay runoff in Lake Superior after torrential rains
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The torrential rains in northern Michigan and Wisconsin on June 17, 2018 sent abundant sediment runoff into Lake Superior.
Echo
Photo Friday: Re-reversing the Chicago River
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(Photos by Lloyd DeGrane, Alliance for the Great Lakes)
The course of the Chicago River, reversed over a century ago by the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to prevent the flow of waste water into Lake Michigan, was re-reversed April 18 to alleviate flooding in the city in the wake of serious storm conditions, according to an Associated Press report. These photos show dark stormwater and untreated waste water flowing into the lighter waters of Lake Michigan, according to the Chicagoist, a popular news blog for the Chicago area. Echo has previously reported on the increasing frequency of urban flooding problems in Chicago and the Midwest.
Echo
Uncovering buried creek could spur Detroit development, ease sewer woes
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A long-buried stream hidden beneath Detroit may soon break free from concrete shackles and become a centerpiece of green development.
Echo
Leaky pipes: Researchers find sewage in most Milwaukee stormwater discharges
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A recent study found almost 90 percent of storm water outfalls tested in Milwaukee contained human sewage.
Land
Milwaukee pioneers innovative stormwater controls
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Milwaukee built some of the region’s first sewers more than 130 years ago to carry untreated wastewater into rivers and the lake. Today the city is a national leader in reducing stormwater runoff.
Echo
Stormwater rushes into Great Lakes, threatens health and habitat
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Little Black Creek in Muskegon, Mich., has a long history of abuse. And one of the stream’s biggest threats rushes in every time it rains. Rain is shunted into storm drains that lead straight to the stream.