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Climate change researchers fear funding cuts under Trump
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As president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, his position on climate change remains murky. And with millions of federal research dollars at stake, scientists are concerned.
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Congress approves bill that helps Great Lakes
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The spending bill will help fund efforts by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
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Chinook cuts worry anglers on Great Lakes
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The big, strong Chinook salmon is a favorite of anglers on the Great Lakes. But New York and Michigan are reducing the number of Chinook stocked in the lakes. Why? Because there aren’t enough baitfish for them to eat.
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Surprising pollutant: Gassy stream bubbles
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Freshwater streams may be contributing to climate change.
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American side of Niagara Falls to go silent
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Niagara Falls State Park in New York needs to replace a pair of pedestrian bridges that are over 100 years old. Sounds easy — except that bridge supports sit in rapids leading to the American Falls. So the park plans a dramatic move: shutting off the falls.
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Iconic sport hangs on in Michigan
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The traditional sport of foxhunting lives on in Michigan, where the thrill is in the chase and the quarry lives to run another day.
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Indiana motel manager faces prison for DOOM
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A motel manager used an unregistered pesticide to treat bed bugs and is expected to plead guilty to violating the Federal Insecticide Act
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Maritime school teaches Great Lakes skills
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Themed schools exist for subjects like the arts, science and medicine. But what about a school that prepares students to go out to sea . . . or on the Great Lakes?
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Professor discusses environmental and journalism challenges in Africa
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Current State talks with journalist and MSU professor Eric Freedman about the environmental and journalism challenges in Africa and that continent’s perspective on the U.S. presidential election.
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Environmental leader applauds Michigan’s “impaired” designation for Lake Erie
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Michigan officials have designated the state’s small piece of Lake Erie an “impaired waterway.” That means it’s possible the federal government could enact stricter regulation to address the problem of algae blooms.