Capital News Service
Lack of contractors slows lead removal from Flint and other Michigan homes
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It can take a long time to remove lead from a house, but before removal can happen, contractors need to be available. And there just aren’t enough.
Videos
Video: Lake Erie algae blooms hurt local economy
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Businesses along western Lake Erie are hurting from dwindling tourism as more anglers avoid the lake, said charter fisherman Dean Thompson. His own business has dropped 40 percent this year.
Agriculture
Government and farmers team up to fight Great Lakes algae blooms
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has been funding states and counties for years, trying to create buy-in from farmers in the fight against dangerous algae blooms. Starting in November the Great Lakes Commission will ask, “is it working?”
Water
Dam removal sparks cultural revival in Akwesasne
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When a dam across the St. Regis River in Upstate New York was removed late last year, the Mohawk people that live there saw it as an opportunity to reclaim the land and use it to express their culture and heritage.
Podcasts
Tittabawassee River Sturgeon, Cedar River monitoring
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The state of Michigan is stocking the Tittabawassee River with lake sturgeon for the first time.
Homepage Featured
Lake Superior loses ground in water clarity
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Lake Superior is now the third clearest of the Great Lakes, but clarity isn’t necessarily something the two new front runners should be proud of.
Homepage Featured
Parade of invaders threaten inland lakes
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New invaders are being discovered in Michigan’s inland lakes. Lakeshore property owners can help.
Great Lakes
Wisconsin duo to walk for the Great Lakes
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Two women are walking from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior to raise awareness of Great Lakes conservation. And they’ll do it in one month.
The Buzz
Underwater photographer captures forgotten stories beneath Great Lakes
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Becky Kagan Schott recently shared video footage from her excursions into the depths of the Great Lakes.
Podcasts
Divers chronicle Great Lakes shipwreck that left 32 dead
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There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes. According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan, there are over 6,000 shipwrecks in the lakes — and an estimated 30,000 lives lost.